| 1. |
Abstain |
from a thing |
One should abstain from sex without condom. |
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Refrain |
from doing |
One should refrain from making unwarranted comments. |
| 2. |
Revenge |
to return injury for injury |
She revenged herself upon Ramesh, her former lover. |
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Avenged |
to punish the evil doers |
He has devoted the past three years to avenging his daughter’s death. |
| 3. |
Allow |
giving permission for otherwise unreasonable thing |
The girls were allowed to talk in the
class by the Principal. |
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Permit |
to give a positive assent |
I was permitted to appear in the M.A. examination. |
| 4. |
Anger |
a sudden feeling of unhappiness |
The people showed great anger at the news. |
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Resentment |
more lasting feeling of unhappiness |
My words could not lessen her resentment. |
| 5. |
Atain |
to get by labour |
We attained a high degree of success through quality management. |
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Acquire |
to have something permanently |
The students of this section have acquired a thorough knowledge of Naturopathy. |
| 6. |
Ancient |
opposite to modern |
We can learn a lot by the events of ancient history of India. |
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Old |
opposed to new and to young |
The old dressing pattern is liked by the people even today. Old people prefer simplicity to show. |
| 7. |
Astonishment |
extreme surprise with some perplexity or confusion |
I was astonished to see him driving a two wheeler. |
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Surprise |
arising on the occurence of something unexfrcted |
for failure in the examination has surprised everyone. |
| 8. |
Admit |
to acknowledge as true |
He didn’t admit that he was present in the house. |
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Confess |
to acknowledge responsibility or guilt |
He confessed that he had stolen the bike. |
| 9. |
Anger |
sudden feeling |
He showed great anger on his sudden departure from the party. |
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Resentment |
more lasting feeling |
Your assurances cannot lessen his resentment. |
| 10. |
Reply |
to a letter |
He always replies in time. |
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Answer |
to a question |
Answer only five questions. |
| 11. |
Ability |
Intellectual quality |
He is promoted on the basis of his ability to perform in a better way. |
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Capacity |
capable to hold or achieve |
His capacity to work, regularly is praiseworthy. |
| 12. |
Surprise |
when something unexpected happens |
He was surprised to see the result. |
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Astonishment |
extreme surprise |
I was astonished to see my ex-peon maintaining a car. |
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Wonder |
surprise with admiration |
I wondered at his securing first position at all India level. |
| 13. |
Bravery |
in the blood |
The bravery of Rajputs is well known. |
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Courage |
in mind |
He has the courage to speak the truth. |
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Valour |
a quality more than bravery or courage |
The black commandoes are known for their deeds of valour. |
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Daring |
rashn |
He is daring, but not prudent. |
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Boldness |
a shortlived quality |
He showed his boldness in catching the robber single handed. |
| .14 |
Battle |
a contest between two opposing armies |
The third battle of Panipat was the last nail in the coffin of the Mughal Empire. |
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War |
a series of contests continued for a long time |
The World War I and II saw the pinnacle of inhumane face of the weapons made by the men. |
| 15. |
Begin |
used on all occasions |
The sooner you begin the better it is. |
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Commence |
used only in official and formal language |
The examinations will commence on the 25th of May. |
| 16. |
Beautiful |
used for girls |
She is a beautiful girl. |
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Handsome |
used for man |
He is a handsome boy. |
| 17. |
Custom |
relates to community or society |
Wearing kumkum after marriage is a custom among the Hindus. |
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Habit |
relates to individual |
Smoking is a bad habit. |
| 18. |
Crime |
against law of the state |
Theft is a crime. |
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Sin |
against law of religion or society |
Abusing elders is a sin. |
| 19. |
Ceiling |
inner portion of roof |
I want to purchase one ceiling fan. |
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Roof |
upper covering of house |
They are playing at the roof of their house. |
| 20. |
Cite |
is used for things or persons |
He cited the authority of the Supreme Court Judgement. |
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Quote |
is used for things only |
He quoted passage after passage from Geeta. |
| 21. |
Compulsion |
is physical, what is generally against our wishes |
He was compelled by the court to be present on the next date of hearing. |
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Obligation |
is moral; what is imposed on us as a duty |
We are obliged to maintain those who depend on us. |
| 22. |
Confer |
conferring is an act of authority |
The government confers titles like Bharat Ratna, Padma Bhushan etc. on eminent persons. |
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Bestow |
an act of generosity/charity |
Many presents were bestowed on the refugees. |
| 23. |
Character |
mental or moral nature |
A man of character overcomes all temptations. |
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Conduct |
one’s actions |
None can blame you if your conduct is good. |
| 24. |
Contentment |
inner satisfaction when nothing more is required |
Actual happiness consists in contentment. |
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Satisfaction |
fulfillment of one’s desire |
She completed the preparations to my entire satisfaction. |
| 25. |
Contagious |
disease spread by contact |
Small pox is a contagious disease. |
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Infectious |
disease spread through air or mosquitoes |
Malaria is an infectious disease. |
| 26. |
Cool |
pleasant feeling |
A cool wind is blowing. |
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Cold |
unpleasant feeling |
Weather is very cold today. |
| 27. |
Defend |
against an attack |
Indian army is capable to defend the nation against any attack. |
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Protect |
relates to an approaching injury |
Woollen clothes protect us from cold. |
| 28. |
Deny |
relates to a past a action |
He denied his involvement in the murder. |
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Refuse |
relates to a future action |
He refused to lend me any money. |
| 29. |
Doubt |
a negative feeling |
I doubt his loyalty (I think that he is not loyal.) |
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Suspect |
a positive feeling |
I suspect his involvement in the crime. (I am thinking that he was not involvement.) |
| 30. |
Discover |
relates to thing already in existence |
A new star was discovered by him. |
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Invent |
a new thing is created |
Who invented telephone? |
| 31. |
Drown |
relates to living beings |
Many persons drowned in this river last year. |
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Sink |
relates to things |
A ship dashed against this rock and sank last year. |
| 32. |
Wish |
used in reference to a remote thing |
I wish, I were a king! |
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Desire |
used in reference to achievable things |
I desire to have a beautiful house and a name in the society. |
| 33. |
Want |
relates to a thing, which is absent |
I want to buy a car. |
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Need |
relates to necessary things |
I need a pen to write with. |
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Require |
to demand |
You are required to attend the meeting. |
| 34. |
Envy |
bad feeling |
He is envious of his friend’s prosperity. |
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Jealousy |
positive feeling of possessing something |
I am jealous of our ancestral heritage. |
| 35. |
Sufficient |
necessary for |
Two persons are sufficient for this job. |
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Enough |
more than necessary |
I have enough money for the education of my children. |
| 36. |
Accident |
an unexpected happening |
Train accidents have become common now-a-days. |
| |
Incident |
an ordinary occurrence |
Our newspapers are full of daily incidents. |
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Event |
an important happening |
The third battle of Panipat was an important event in the history of India. |
| 37. |
Notorious |
in bad sense |
He is a notorious cheat. |
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Famous |
in good sense |
NewYork is famous for multi-storeyed buildings. |
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Renowned |
high reputation |
Shakespeare was a renowned dramatist. |
| 38. |
Excuse |
courteously used for trifle matters |
Please excuse me for troubling you at this time. |
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Forgive |
used for comparatively big offences |
Please forgive me for my speaking ill about your friend. |
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Pardon |
generally used for asking repetition of something |
I beg your pardon (Please repeat, I was unable to understand earlier. |
| 39. |
Freedom |
implies absence of restraint |
We enjoy several kinds of freedom. |
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Liberty |
implies previous restraint |
The prisoners were set at liberty. |
| 40. |
Falsehood |
something said or done with wrong intentions |
He was guilty of falsehood when he spoke against the character of the Chairman. |
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Lie |
speak untrue words |
Never tell a lie. |
| 41. |
House |
refer to a dwelling unit |
I am going to purchase a new house. |
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Home |
place to live with family association |
Men make houses, women make homes. |
| 42. |
Listen |
to hear attentively |
The teacher asked the students to listen. |
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Hear |
to get through ears |
I am hearing your voice. |
| 43. |
Hope |
is used when what we anticipate is welcome |
I hope to get selected this time. |
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Expect |
is used when what we anticipate is certain whether welcome or not |
Every student is expected to carry out the instructions given in the notes. |
| 44. |
Hardly |
refers to degree |
You can hardly imagine how much I suffered because of her allegation. |
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Scarcely |
refers to quantity |
Don’t ask me for milk, I have scarcely enough for my own use. |
| 45. |
Idle |
having nothing to do, due to circumstances |
He has been sitting idle due to great slump in the market. |
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Lazy |
habit of not doing things in active manner |
He is too lazy to reply letters. |
| 46. |
Sick |
mental feeling |
He is a sick man. |
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Ill |
out of health |
She is ill now-a-days. |
| 47. |
Libel |
written |
His statement in the press release amounts to libel. |
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Slander |
spoken |
His public speech was taken note of and an action for slander is being initiated. |
