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333 High Frequency Words

Word Synonyms Antonyms BanglaAbatement Decrease/Reduction Increase

Aberrent Abnormal Normal

Abeyance Temporary suppression/Suspension

Permanent

Abscond To depart secretly

Abstemious Moderate in apetite Self-indulgent

Admonish To caution/ reprimand Kudos/ Praise

Adulterate To corrupt/ make impure Purify

Aesthetic Pertaining to beauty or art

Aggregate Collective/total/sum Separate

Alacrity Cheerful willingness/

eagerness

Alleviate Relieve Aggravate/Exacerbate

Amalgamate Combine in homogenous Separate

Ambiguous Unclear/ doubtful Obvious

Ambivalence State of having confusion Definite

Ameliorate Improve/ make better Worsen

Anachronism Something out of proper time Modern

Analogous Comparable Different

Anarchy Absence of govt Concord

Anomalous Irregular/Abnormal Usual

Antipathy Dislike/hostility Amity Apathy Indifference Sensibility

Appease Calm/pacify/placate Infuriate

Apprise inform

Approbation Praise/approval Disapproval

Appropriate To take possession Inappropriate

Arduous Laborious/extremly

difficult

Effortless

Artless Natural/ guileless Artificial

Ascetic Self denying Assiduous Diligent/hard working Idle

Assuage To make less severe Aggravate/Exacerbate

Attenuate To weaken

Audacious Bold/daring Meek/ Timid

Austere unAdorn/stern Clement/Forbearing

Autonomous independent Dependent


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Aver To affirm/ declare to be

true

Deny/ Gainsay

Banal Common place/ trite Novel

Belie Misrepresent Betray/ Represent Beneficent Kindly/ doing good Malignant

Bolster Support

Bombastic Pompous

Boorish Rude/ insensetive

Burgeon To flourish/ grow Dwindle/ Recede

Burnish To polish

Buttress Support/ reinforce

Cacophony Unpleasent noise Quiet/ Silence

Capricious Impulsive and

unpredictable

Constant/ Immutable

Castigate Chastise/punish Pardon/ Spare

Catalyst Something causing change

Caustic Burning/ sarcastically

biting

Chicanery Fraud/ trickery

Coagulate Congeal/thicken

Coda Concluding part

Cogent Logically compelling Indecisive/Ineffective

Commensurate Proportional DisproportionateCompendium Brief/ comprehensive

summary

Complaisant Overly polite/ obliging Defendant

Compliant Yielding Rebel/ Disobidient

Conciliatory Overcoming hostility disharmonize

Condone Forgive

Confound Perplex/ to baffle Differentiate/Discriminate

Connoisseur A person with refined

taste

Amateur

Contention Assertion/ Controversy

Contentious Quarrelsome Pacific/ Peaceable

Contrite Very sorrowful for a

wrong

Impenitent,Remorseless

Conundrum Riddle/ Enigma


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Convoluted Twisted Simple

Craven Cowardly Brave Daunting Discouraging Embolden/

Encourage

Decorum Proper behavior

Default Failure to act

Deference Regard to another act Disobedience,Intractability

Delineation Representation/ depiction

Denigrate To slur someones

reputation

Acclaim/ Applaud

Deride To mock

Derivative unoriginal Origin/ Root

Desiccate To dry completely Enliven/ InvigorateDesultory Random/ Disconnected Orderly/ Organized

Detterent Something that discourage

Diatribe Bitter verbal attack

Dichotomy Division into two usually

contradictoy part

Diffidence shyness Extroverted

Diffuse Rambling/ spread out Compact/ Crisp

Digress Stay from the main point

Dirge Funeral hymn

Disabuse Free from a misconception

Discern Perceive something

obscure

Confuse

Discordant Not in tune Accord/ Agreement Discredit Defame Canonize/ Deify Discrete Distinct Attached/ Connected

Disingenuous Not candid/ crafty Candid

Diainterested Objective/ Unprejudiced

Disjointed Lacking order/ Coherence Joint/ Accumulate

Dismiss Discharge/ Releive Employ/ Engage

Disparage To belittle Extol/ Acclaim

Disparate Dissimilar Similar

Dissemble To pretend/ disguise ones

motives

Disseminate Spread Compact/ Crisp


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Dissolution Disintegration/

Debauchery

Unification/ Union

Dissonance Discord/ lack of

agreement

Agreement

Distend To expand/ swell out

Distill To purify/ refine

Divest To strip/ deprive Encumber/ Saddle

Document To provide with written

evidence to support

Dogmatic Starting optio without

proof

Dormant Inactive/ Asleep Awake/ Sleepless

Dupe Deceive/ Trick Candid

Ebullient Exhilarated/ Enthusiastic Eclectic Selecting from various

sources

Homogeneous

Efficacy Efficiency/ Effectiveness Inefficiency

Effrontery Shameless boldness/

Presumptuousness

Elegy Poem or song expressing

lamentation

Elicit To provoke/ draw out

Embellish Decorate

Empirical Derived from observation

or experimetTheoretical

Emulate To imitate/ copy

Endemic Inherent Non-native

Enervate To weaken Energize

Engender To cause/ Produce Cease/ Stop

Enhance To increase Decrease

Ephemeral FleetingEternal

Equanimity Composure/ Calmness Agitation/Perturbation

Equivocate To intentionally use vague

language

Indubitable/ Certain

Erudite Learned/ Scholarly Illeterate

Esoteric Hard to understand Shallow/ Superficial


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Eulogy High praise after died

Euphemism Use of inoffensive

language in place of

unpleasent language

Exacerbate To aggrevate/ Make worse Allay/ Alleviate

Exculpate Vindicate/ Clear of blame Criminate

Exigency Crisis

Extrapolate To estimate by projecting

known information

Facetious Humorous Sincere -

Facilitate To make less different Complicate

Falacious False/ Uncorrect

Fatuous Foolishly self-satisfied Clever/ Nimble

Fawning Trying to please by

flattering

Felicitous Suitably Expressed Pleasureless

Fervor Warmth and Intesity of

emotion

Apathy

Flag Weak/ Less Enthusiastic Strong

Fledgling Novice/ Beginner

Flout To treat scornfully

Forment To incite/ Arouse

Forestall To prevaent/ DelayFrugal Thrifty Prodigal/ Profligate

Futile Ineffective/ Fruitless Effectual/ Efficacious

Gainsay To deny/ Despute Avow/ Acknowledge

Garrulous Very talkative Reticent/ Taciturn

Goad Urge on Counterincentive

Gouge Overcharge

Grandiloquence Pompous Language Humble/ Plain

Gregarious Sociable Reclusive/ Unsocial

Guileless Free of cunningCredulous

Gullible Easily deceived Suspicious

Harangue Tirade/ Long Pompous

Speech

Homogeneous Uniform in composition Heterogenous

Hyperbole Purposeful exaggeration

for effect

Meiosis/Understatement


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Iconoclast One who attacks

traditional or popular

ideas or institutions

Idolatry Idol worship/ Build orExcessive Devotion

Immutable Unchangeble Elactic/ Flexible

Impair Injure/ Hurt Mend/ Patch

Impassive Showing no emotion Emotional/ Fervent

Impede To hinder/ Block Assist/ Help

Impermeable Impossible to penetrate Negotiable

Imperturbable Not easily disturbed Shakeable

Impervious Impossible to penetrate Penetrable

Implacable Inflexible Acquiescent/

Amenable

Implicit Implied Express

Implode To collapse inward

violently

Inadvertant Careless/ Unintentional Intended

Inchoate Imperfectly formed/

Formulated

Mature

Incongruity Something that doesnt fit in Suitable

Inconsequential Insignificant

Incorporate Combine/ Unite SeperateIndeterminate Uncertain/ Indefinite

Indigent Very poor Affluent

Indolent Idle/ Habitually lazy Industrious

Inert Sluggish/ Still Active

Ingenuous Nave & trusting Tricky

Inherent Underlying

Innocuous Harmless Noxious/ Harmful

Insensible Unconscious Conscious

Insinuate Imply/ to suggest

Insipid Dull/ Lacking in flavor Sapid/ Tasty

Insular Narrow minded/ Isolated

Intractable Obstinate Obedient

Intransigent Uncompromising Compliant

Inundate Overwhelm Drain

Inure Accustom soften


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Invective Verbal abuse

Irascible Easily angered

Irresolute Unsure of how to act Calmness

Itinerary Route of a travelars journey Laconic Brief Lengthiness

Lassitude Lethargy Refreshment

Latent Potential/ Present but Hidden Active

Laud To praise Blame

Lethargy Inactivity Vigor/ Vivacity

Levee Stone embankment to preventflooding

Levity Light manner or attitude Soberness/ Solemnity

Log Record of voyage/flight

about day to day activities

Loquacious Talkative Tight-lipped

Lucid Bright/ Clear/ Intelligible Lackluster/ Dim

Luminous Glowing/ Bright/ Brilliant Unbright

Magnanimous Noble/ Generous Debased

Malinger To make delay withfully

Malleable Capable of being shaped Fixed/ Ramrod

Maverick Dissenter conformist

Mendacious Dishonest Veracious/ Honest

Metamorphosis Change/ Transformation Meticulous Very careful/ Fastidious Careless

Misanthropy Hatred of humanity

Mitigate Reduce aggravate

Mollify To soothe Enrage/ Incense

Morose Sullen/ Ill-humored Cheerful/ Cheering

Mundane Prosaic/ Terrestrial Heavenly

Negate Nulify/Gainsay Concede

Neophyte Novice/ Beginner

Obdurate Stubborn Compassionate/

Humane

Obsequious Overly submissive

Obviate Anticipate and prevent/ free

Occlude To shut/ Block

Officious Too helpful/ Middlesome Unobtrusive

Onerous Burdensome Easy

Opprobrium Disgrace/ Contempt Honorable


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Oscillate To move back & forth

Ostentatious Showy/ Pretentious Conservative

Paragon Model of excellence or

perfectionPartisan A fervent supporter

Pathological Departing from normal

condition

Paucity Scarcity Amplitude/ Opulence

Pedantic Showing off learning

Penchant Inclination

Penury Extreme poverty

Perennial Persistent

Perfidious Disloyal/ Faithless/ Untrusty Devoted/ Devout

Perfunctory Superficial Concerned/ Interested -

Permeable Penetrable Impervious/ Nonporous

Pervasive Spread Compact/ Crisp

Phlegmatic Calm in temperment Idealistic/ Utopian

Piety devoutness Atheism/ Godlessness

Placate Pacify Enrage/ Infuriate

Plasticity Pliable/ condition of being

able to be shaped or formed

Spontaneous/Unfeigned

Platitude State/ Overused expression

Plethora Excess/ Overabundance DeficiencyPlummet To fall/ Plunge

Porous Passable/ Permeable Impenetrable

Pragmetic Prctical Idealistic

Preamble Introductory statement Epilogue

Precarious Uncertain Certain

Precipitate Rash/ Husty/ Sudden

Precursor Forerunner/ Predecessor Descendant

Presumptuous Rude/ Improperly bold Humble/ lowly

Prevaricate To quibble/ Evade the truth

Pristine Untouched/ Uncorrupted Stale

Probity Honesty/ High Mindness Iniquity/ Villainy

Problemetic Doubtfull/

Unsetteled/Perplexing

Prodigal Wasteful/ Lavish/

Extravagant

Scrimping/ Skimping/Frugal


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Profound Deep/ Not superficial Shallow/ Superficial

Prohibitive Tend to prevent of doing

something

Proliferate Increase rapidlyPropensity Inclination/ Tendency

Propitiate Appease/ to win over Incense/ Inflame

Propriety Correct conduct/ Fitness Indecency/ Indecorum

Proscribe Condemn/ Forbid/ Outlaw Permit/ Allow

Pungent Strong/Sharpe in smell/taste Bland/ Mild

Qualified Limited/ Restricted Disqualify

Quibble To argue about insignificant

& irrelevant details

Quiescence Inactivity/ stillness Active

Rarefied Refined Recalcitrant Resisting authority or

control

Compliant

Recant Opinion/ To react a

statement

Adhere (to)

Reclusive Seeking seclusion/ Isolation

Recondite Abstruse/ Profound Shallow

Refractory Stubborn/ Unmanageble Docile/ Obedient

Refute Disprove/ To contradict Avow/ Confirm

Relegate To consign to an inferiorposition

Reproach To find fault Credit/ Honor

Reprobate Morally unprincipled person Grant

Repudiate To reject as having no

authority

Confirm

Rescind To cancel Keep

Resolute Determined; with a clear

purpose

Hesitant/ Wavering

Resolve To determine to do

something

Unify

Reticence Reserve/ Reluctance Voluble

Reverent Respectful

Sage Wise older person Unperceptive/ Unwise

Salubrious Healthful Insalubrious/ Noxious

Sanction To approve Interdiction/Proscription


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Satiate To satisfy Famished

Saturate Soak throughly wring (out)

Savory Agreeable in taste or smell Malodorous/ Putrid

Secrete To produce & releasesubstance in a organism

Shard Piece of broken glass &

pottery

Skeptic One who doubts

Solitude Cocern/ Attention/

Eagerness

Soporific Something that produces

sleep

Stimulant

Specious Seeming to be logical/

Sound

Forthright

Sporadic Irregular Continuous

Stigma Mark of disgrace or

Inferiority

Stint Period of time spent doing

something

Stipulate To specify as an essential

condition

Stolid Having/ Showing littleemotion

Demonstrative/Expressive

Striated Marked with thn/ Narrow

channel

Strut 1. Pompous Walk

2. Supported Bar

Subopena Notice ordering someone

to appear in court

Subside Settle down/ Descend Intensify/ Wax

Substantiate Support with proof/

Evidence

Disprove

Supersede Replace

Supposition The act of assuming true


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or real

Tacit Silently understood or

implied

Stated/ Voiced

Tangential Digressing/ DivertingTenuous Weak/ Insubstantial

Tirade Long violent speech

Torpor Lethargy/ Domancy Interest/ Concern

Tortuous Highly complex Straight

Tractable Obedient/ Yielding Obstreperous/Restive

Transgress Violate a law/ To trespres Obey

Truculence State of violent agitation Pacific/ Peaceable

Vacillate To waver/ Show indecision Plunge

Veneration Adoration/ Honor/Respect

Scorn/ Despise

Veracious Truthful/ Accurate Mendacious/Prevaricating

Verbose Wordy Pithy/ Laconic

Viable Practicable Impossible

Viscous Thick/ Syrupy and Sticky Soupy/ Watery

Vituperative Abusive censure

Volatile Fickle Constant

Warranted Justified Interdiction

Wary Careful/ Cautious Heedless

Welter Turmoil/ Bewildering

Jumble

Whimsical Fanciful/ Unpredictable Steady

Zealot One who is fanatically

devoted to a cause

Nonmilitant

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