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2.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Abase:(v)<\/b> Don’t abase yourself before your boss.
\nSYN:<\/b> humiliate, disgrace, bring down, humble
\nANT:<\/b> exalt, uplift, honour<\/p>\n
3.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Abash:(v)<\/b> He said nothing but looked abashed.
\n\u00a0SYN:<\/b> confuse, feel or made to feel ashamed, confound
\nANT:<\/b> encourage, cheer to<\/p>\n
4.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Abate:(v)<\/b> The industry should use the best practicable methods to abate pollution.
\nSYN:<\/b> lessen, reduce, diminish, decline
\nANT:<\/b> raise, increase, rise, augment<\/p>\n
5.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Abet:(v)<\/b> His clerk had aided and abetted him in the fraud.
\nSYN:<\/b> help, assist, encourage
\n\u00a0ANT: <\/b>discourage, hinder, block<\/p>\n
6.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Abhor:(v)<\/b> I abhor all forms of terrorism.
\n\u00a0SYN:<\/b> dislike, detest, hate
\nANT:<\/b> approve, like<\/p>\n
7.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Abject:(adj)<\/b> Abject poverty prevails in Pakistan.
\nSYN: <\/b>degraded, mean, groveling, wretched or miserable
\nANT:<\/b> proud, independent<\/p>\n
8.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Abnormal: (adj)<\/b> His abnormal behavior surprised us all.
\nSYN<\/b>:unusual, irregular, unnatural
\nANT:<\/b> normal, usual, regular<\/p>\n
9.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Abjure:(v)<\/b> The government had to abjure such a disreputable way of proceeding.
\nSYN:<\/b> disclaim, forswear, repudiate, disavow
\nANT:<\/b> accept, claim, avow<\/p>\n
10.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Aboriginal:(adj)<\/b> Australian aboriginals are almost non-existent now.
\n\u00a0SYN:<\/b> native, indigenous
\nANT:<\/b> immigrant, imported
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\n1.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Abortive:(adj)<\/b> The government made an abortive attempt to reform local government.
\nSYN: <\/b>futile, unsuccessful, fruitless, miscarriage of birth
\n\u00a0ANT<\/b>: successful, effective, well-timed<\/p>\n
2.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Abridge:(v)<\/b> The abridged edition of this novel was published in 2008.
\n\u00a0SYN:<\/b> condense summarized shorten curtail
\nANT:<\/b> expand, extend, enlarge<\/p>\n
3.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Abrupt:(adj)<\/b> The bus came to an abrupt halt.
\nSYN:<\/b> sudden, steep, hasty
\nANT:<\/b> gentle, gently, sloping<\/p>\n
4.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Abscond:(v)<\/b> He has absconded with the money.
\nSYN: decamp, run away, go away secretly
\nANT: remain, stay, live in<\/p>\n
5.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Absolve:(v)<\/b> The court absolved him from all blame for the accident.
\nSYN: acquit, release, pardon, set free from guilt
\nANT: condemn, sentence<\/p>\n
6.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Abstain:(v)<\/b> He took a vow to abstain from smoking
\nSYN: refrain, desist, forbear
\nANT: continue, permit<\/p>\n
7.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Abstruse:(adj)<\/b> This is an abstruce philosophical essay.
\nSYN: hidden, obscure, deep
\nANT: simple, open, revealed<\/p>\n
8.<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Abundant:(adj) <\/b>Heap consumer goods are abundant in this country
\nSYN: <\/b>ample, plentiful, rich, exuberant
\nANT:<\/b> meager, inadequate, poor, insufficient<\/p>\n
9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Abuse:(v)<\/b> He abused the trust I placed in him
\nSYN:<\/b> injure, maltreat, revile, upbraid
\nANT:<\/b> praise, use well<\/p>\n
10.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Accede:(v)<\/b> He graciously acceded to our request
\nSYN:<\/b> consent, assent, comply
\n ANT:<\/b> refuse, resign, quit<\/p>\n
1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Accelerate:(v)<\/b> Seeing the police, he accelerated the speed of the car.
\nSYN: <\/b>hasten, expedite, quicken
\nANT:<\/b> retard, hinder, reduce speed<\/p>\n
2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Accession:(n)<\/b> Akbar was a teen-ager at the time of his accession to the throne.
\n SYN:<\/b> addition, enlargement, extension
\nANT:<\/b> diminution, loss<\/p>\n
3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Accommodate:(v)<\/b> This school cannot accommodate so many children.
\nSYN:<\/b> suit, reconcile, oblige
\nANT:<\/b> refuse, disoblige<\/p>\n
4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Accomplish:(v)<\/b> If we all work together, we can accomplish our goal.
\nSYN:<\/b> finish, fulfill, execute, achieve
\nANT:<\/b> fail, leave undone<\/p>\n
5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Accord:(n)<\/b> He married Jameela of his own accord.
\nSYN:<\/b> agreement, harmony, willingness
\nANT:<\/b> discord, disagreement, unwillingness<\/p>\n
6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Accredited:(adj)<\/b> This degree programme is fully accredited by the university.
\nSYN:<\/b> authorized, entrusted, delegated
\nANT:<\/b> discredited, unauthorized<\/p>\n
7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Accumulate:(v)<\/b> Our leaders wish to accumulate more and more wealth.
\n SYN:<\/b> collect, pile up, store
\n ANT:<\/b> squander, waste, distribute<\/p>\n
8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Acquaintance:(n)<\/b> I have only a nodding acquaintance with her
\n SYN:<\/b> knowledge, cognizance
\n ANT:<\/b> ignorance, unfamiliar<\/p>\n
9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Acute:(adj)<\/b> He is suffering from acute malaria
\nSYN:<\/b> sharp, penetrating
\nANT:<\/b> dull, blunt<\/p>\n
10.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Addicted:(adj)<\/b> All his sons are addicted to gambling.
\nSYN: <\/b>devoted, accustomed to
\nANT:<\/b> unaddicted, free<\/p>\n
1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Adept:(adj) <\/b>With the passage of time, she became an adept singer
\nSYN:<\/b> Skilful, expert
\n ANT:<\/b> clumsy, not expert\/ inexpert<\/p>\n
2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Adhere:(v)<\/b> All his life, he has adhered to certain principles.
\nSYN:<\/b> stick, abide by, cling
\nANT:<\/b> break from, come undone<\/p>\n
3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Adjacent:<\/b> The fire started in the building adjacent to the library.
\n SYN:<\/b> close, near, contiguous
\nANT:<\/b> remote, distant, far away<\/p>\n
4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Adjourn:(v)<\/b> The meeting was adjourned because of inclement weather.
\nSYN:<\/b> postpone, defer, delay, put off, suspend
\nANT:<\/b> advance, hurry on schedule<\/p>\n
5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Adoration:(n)<\/b> She was known in the family for her complete adoration of her husband
\nSYN:<\/b> worship, reverence, beautify
\nANT:<\/b> irreverence, contempt, disfiguring, marring<\/p>\n
6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Affinity:(n)<\/b> There are several close affinities between the two paintings.
\n SYN:<\/b> alliance, liking, sympathy, attraction
\nANT:<\/b> dislike, discord, antipathy, repulsion, repugnance<\/p>\n
7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Aggravate:(v)<\/b> The treatment only aggravated the condition.
\n SYN:<\/b> intensify, make worse
\nANT: <\/b>diminish, reduce, please, satisfy<\/p>\n
8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Alienate:(v)<\/b> His wanton ways have alienated him from his family.
\n\u00a0 SYN:<\/b> estrange, transfer, desolation
\nANT:<\/b> reconcile, recover<\/p>\n
9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Alienation:(n)<\/b> Depressed people frequently feel a sense of alienation from those around them.
\nSYN:<\/b> desolation, disaffection
\nANT:<\/b> allegiance, camaraderie, companionship, fellowship<\/p>\n
10.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Allegiance:(n)<\/b> Students pledged allegiance to the national flag on the Independence Day.
\nSYN:<\/b> loyalty, fidelity, fealty
\nANT:<\/b> disloyalty, treachery, disaffection, rebellion<\/div>\n
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