High Frequency Vocabulary ( Part-1)
Abash – to make ashamed, to embarrass
Abate – Subside, to reduce
Abdicate – to step down from a position of power or responsibility
Aberration - something not typical, a deviation from the standard
Abhor – to hate very much, to detest
Abject – hopeless, extremely sad and servile, defeated
Abnegate – to deny oneself things, to reject, to renounce
Abortive- unsuccessful
Abridge – to shorten, to condense
Absolute – total, unlimited, perfect
Absolve – to forgive or free from blame, to free from sin
Word
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Synonyms
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Antonyms
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Abash
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Confuse, discomfit
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Calm , comfort
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Abate
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Decline, ease
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Appear, distend
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Abdicate
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Renounce, resign
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Usurp, claim
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Aberration
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Dementia,rage,Insanity
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Lucidity, normality
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Abhor
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Despise , detest
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Desire , prefer
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Abject
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Base, slavish
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Arrogant , imperious
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Abnegate
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Abdicate , relinquish
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Defend, guard
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Abortive
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Barren , empty
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Meaningful, sufficient
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Abridge
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Shorten, elide
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Prolong, extend
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Absolute
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Autocratic , despotic
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Lawful, restrained
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Absolve
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Acquit , clear
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Accuse , arraign
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Quick Quiz #1 (Match words in the first column with its definition in
the second column.
1
Abash
2
Abate
3
Abdicate
4
Aberration
5
Abhor
6
Abject
7
Abnegate
8
Abortive
9
Abridge
10 Absolute
11 Absolve
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a) Step down from power
b) Hopeless
c) Unsuccessful
d) Forgive
e) Total
f) Subside
g) Detest ‘
h) Shorten
i)
Deviation
j)
Embarrass
k) Renounce
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High Frequency Vocabulary ( Part-2)
Abstinent
– abstaining , voluntarily not doing something , especially something pleasant that is bad for you or has a bad
reputation
Abstract
– theoretical , impersonal , condensed
Abstruse –
hard to understand
Abysmal
– extremely hopeless or wretched, bottomless
Accolade
– an award , an honor
Accost
– to approach and speak to someone
Acerbic
– bitter , sour , severe
Acquiesce
– to comply passively , to accept , to assent , to agree
Acrid
– harsh , like acid
Acrimonious
– full of spite , bitter , nasty
Acumen
– Keenness of judgment , mental sharpness
Word
|
Synonyms
|
Antonyms
|
Abstinent
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continence, self abnegation
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Celibacy, continence
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Abstract
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conceptual,ideal, ideational
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lifelike, natural
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Abstruse
|
arcane, deep, esoteric
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easy, facile, simple
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Abysmal
|
bottomless, deep, profound
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confined, finite, limited
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Accolade
|
citation, commendation
|
censure, condemnation
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Accost
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Annoy , confront
|
Refrain , avoid
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Acerbic
|
caustic, corrosive, cutting
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amusing, droll, merry
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Acquiesce
|
accede, agree, assent
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reject, scorn, spurn
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Acrid
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rancorous, resentful, sore
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caring, forgiving, gentle
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Acrimonious
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acrid, bitter, embittered
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loving, sweet, sympathetic,
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Acumen
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astuteness, caginess
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artlessness, greenness, guilelessness
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Quick Quiz #2 (Match words in the first column with its definition in
the second column.
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High Frequency Vocabulary ( Part-3)
Acute – sharp ,shrewd
Adamant – stubborn ,
completely inflexible
Address – to speak to ,
to direct one’s attention to
Adherent – follower ,
supporter
Admonish – to scold gently
, to warn
Adroit – skillful, dexterous
, clever
Adulation – wild or
excessive admiration, flattery
Word
|
Synonyms
|
Antonyms
|
Acute
|
perceptive, quick, sensitive,
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Fading dead, imperceptive,
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adamant
|
immovable, implacable, inconvincible
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docile, obedient, submissive
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address
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declamation, harangue, oration
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botch, bungle, foozle
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Adherent
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adhesive, clingy, gluey
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nonviscous
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admonish
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chide, rebuke, reprimand
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approve, endorse
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Adroit
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adept, clever, cunning
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amateur, amateurish, artless
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Adulation
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adoration, deference, glorification,
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condemnation, disapproval, disfavor, dislike
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Quick Quiz #3 (Match words in the first column with its definition in
the second column.
1)
Acute
2)
Adulation
3)
Adamant
4)
Address
5)
Adherent
6)
Admonish
7)
Adroit
8)
Dexterous
9)
Gauche
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a)
follower
b)
socially awkward
c)
skillful
d)
Sharp
e)
Scold gently
f)
Speak to
g)
Unyielding
h)
Wild admiration
i)
skillful
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High Frequency Vocabulary ( Part-4)
Adulterate – to contaminate
, to make impure
Adverse – unfavorable ,
antagonistic
Aesthetic – having to do
with artistic beauty , artistic
Affable – easy to talk to
, friendly
Affectation – unnatural or
artificial behavior
Affinity – sympathy ,
attraction , kinship
Affluent – rich ,
prosperous
Agenda – program , the
things to be done
Agrarian – relating to
land , relating to the management or farming of land
Word
|
Synonym
|
Antonym
|
Adulterate
|
adulterated, alloyed,
contaminated
|
neat, plain, straight
|
Adverse
|
hostile, inimical, negative,
|
beneficial, good, helpful
|
Aesthetic
|
attractive, beauteous,
beautiful
|
abhorrent, abominable,bad
|
Affable
|
flexible, lax, lenient
|
ceremonious, decorous, formal,
|
Affectation
|
grandiosity, inflation,
pretense
|
humbleness, humility,
lowliness
|
Affinity
|
inclination, leaning,
partiality
|
allergy, averseness, aversion
|
Affluent
|
opulent, rich, silk-stocking
|
deprived, disadvantaged,
hand-to-mouth
|
Agenda
|
calendar, docket, program
|
|
Agrarian
|
country, rural, rustic
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urban
industrial, industrialized
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Quick Quiz #4 (Match words in the first column with its definition in
the second column.
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Opposed to
Friendly
Rich
Unnatural behavior
Artistic
Contaminate
Sympathy
Unfavorable
Program
Relating to land
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High Frequency Vocabulary ( Part-5)
Allusion – an
indirect reference , a hint
Aloof – uninvolved
, standing off
Altruism –
selflessness, generosity , devotion to the interest of others
Ambience –
atmosphere, mood, feeling
Ambiguous –
unclear in meaning , confusing
Ambivalent –
undecided , neutral
Ameliorate – to
make better or more tolerable
Amenable –
obedient , agreeable
Amenity-
pleasantness, attractive or comfortable feature
Amiable – friendly
, agreeable
Amnesty – an
official pardon for a group of people who have violated a law or policy
Amoral – lacking a
sense of right and wrong, neither good nor bad, without moral feelings
Amorous – feeling
loving , especially in a sexual sense
Amorphous –
shapeless, without a regular or stable shape
Anachronism –
something out of place in time or history, an incongruity
Analogy-
comparison of one thing to another, similarity
Word
|
Synonym
|
Antonym
|
Allusion
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infer, insinuate, intimate
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announce, declare, proclaim
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Aloof
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antisocial, asocial,
buttoned-up,
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boon, clubbable , clubby
|
Altruism
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Benevolence,humanitarianism
kindness
|
meanness
|
Ambience
|
aroma, atmosphere, aura
|
|
Ambiguous
|
abstruse, esoteric, recondite
|
intelligible, knowable,
legible
|
Ambivalent
|
conflicted, equivocal
|
certain, decided, resolute
|
Ameliorate
|
amend, better, enhance
|
damage, harm
|
Amenable
|
inclined, , ready, willing
|
averse, loath , reluctant
|
Amenity
|
attention, civility, courtesy
|
hostility,sourness,vinegar
|
Amiable
|
affable, agreeable, genial
|
impolite, inconsiderate, rude
|
Amnesty
|
absolution, forgiveness, pardon
|
conviction, sentence
assessment
|
Amoral
|
Abandoned, lecherous
|
Chaste, controlled ,good
|
Amorous
|
aphrodisiac ,erogenous, erotic
|
clean, decent, decorous
|
Amorphous
|
formless, shapeless
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coherent, ordered, distinct
|
Anachronism
|
Misplacement, prolepsis
solecism
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Quick Quiz #5 (Match words in the first column with its definition in
the second column.
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a) Atmosphere
b) Standoffish
c) Confusing
d) Generosity
e) Indirect reference
f) Undecided
g) Pleantness
h) Comparison
i)
Obedient
j)
Without moral
feeling
k) Feeling loving
l)
Make better
m) Shapeless
n) Politely friendly
o) Official pardon
p) Friendly
q) Incongruity
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High Frequency Vocabulary ( Part-6)
Anarchy –absence of
government or control, lawlessness, disorder
Anecdote- short account
of a humorous or revealing incident
Anguish - agonizing physical
or mental pain
Animosity –
resentment, hostility, ill will
Anomaly- an
aberration, an irregularity, a deviation
Antecedent – someone
or something that went before
Antipathy – firm
dislike
Antithesis – the
direct opposite
Apartheid – the
abhorrent policy of racial segregation and oppression in the Republic of South
Africa
Apathy –
lack of interest, lack of feeling
Aphorism –
a brief, often with saying, a proverb
Apocalypse
– a prophetic revelation, especially one concerning the end of the world
Apocryphal-
of dubious authenticity, fictitious , spurious
Apotheosis
– elevation to divine status, the perfect example of something
Appease- to soothe, to pacify by giving in to
Appreciate
– to increase in value
Apprehensive
- worried, anxious
Word
|
Synonyms
|
Antonyms
|
Anarchy
|
chaos, confusion, disarray
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calmness, harmony, order
|
Anecdote
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story, tale, yarn
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episode, event, happening
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Anguish
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agony, distress, excruciation,
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comfort, consolation, solace
|
Animosity
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antagonism, antipathy, bad blood
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comity, empathy, friendship
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Anomaly
|
aberration, abnormality, exception
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norm, ordinary, usual
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Antecedent
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anterior, foregoing, former
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after, ensuing, following
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Antipathy
|
bitterness, enmity, gall, grudge
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amicability, civility, cordiality, friendliness
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Antithesis
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antipode, contrary, counter,
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Analogue, copy, duplicate, replica
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Apartheid
|
racial segregation, discrimination ,
racism separation
|
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Apathy
|
impassivity, insensibility, numbness,
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compassion, empathy, pity
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Aphorism
|
adage, apothegm, byword
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expression, felicity axiom,
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Apocalypse
|
calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, debacle
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godsend, manna, windfall
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Apocryphal
|
Fictitious, inaccurate ,mythical
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True, authentic doubtless
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Apotheosis
|
ideal, perfection, quintessence
|
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Appease
|
assuage, conciliate, disarm
|
provoke, rouse , harass
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Appreciate
|
cherish, love, prize, treasure
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abhor, abominate, despise
|
Apprehensive
|
aware,
cognizant, conscious
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careless, heedless, inattentive, incautious
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Quick Quiz #6 (Match words in the first column with its definition in
the second column.
1.
Anarchy
2.
Monarchy
3.
Anecdote
4.
Anguish
5.
Animosity
6.
Anomaly
7.
Antecedent
8.
Antipathy
9.
Antithesis
10.
Apartheid
11.
Apathy
12.
Aphorism
13.
Apocalypse
14.
Apocryphal
15.
Apotheosis
16.
Appease
17.
Appreciate
18.
Depreciate
19.
Apprehensive
20.
Misapprehension
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a)
Resentment
b)
Racial
oppression
c)
Firm
dislike
d)
Irregularity
e)
What
went before
f)
Agonizing
pain
g)
Amusing
account
h)
Government
by king or queen
i)
Lawlessness
j)
Direct
opposite
k)
Of
dubious authenticity
l)
Misunderstanding
m)
Increase
in value
n)
Lack
of interest
o)
Soothe
p)
Prophetic
revelation
q)
Decrease
in value
r)
The
perfect example
s)
Witty
saying
t)
Worried
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