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Kerala PSC English Grammar Book Study Materials 1 Page 525
Book's First PageSYNONYMS 157. (4) stubborn (Adjective) : obsti- the authority of a political, reli- bonus (Noun) : an extra amount nate; determined not to change gious system by attacking it of money that is added to a pay- your opinion or attitude indict (Verb) : to officially charge ment obstinate (Adjective) : stubborn somebody with a crime reward (Noun) : something giv- antagonistic (Adjective) : a per- confuse (verb) : to make some- en to somebody because he has son who strongly opposes; op- body unable to think clearly or done something good ponent understand something 166. (2) kind (Adjective) : caring abstruse (Adjective) : difficult 162. (2) deadly (Adjective) : causing about others; gentle, friendly and to understand or likely to cause death generous intrinsic (adjective) : belonging virulent (Adjective) : extremely benevolent (Adjective) : kind, to or a part of real nature dangerous or harmful and quick helpful and generous 158. (3) hazardous (Adjective) : in- to have an effect beneficial (Adjective) : improv- volving risk or danger defunct (Adjective) : no longer ing a situation; favourable; ad- dangerous (Adjective) : likely to existing, operating or being used vantageous injure or harm to damage or de- daring (Adjective) : brave; will- helpful (Adjective) : useful and stroy somebody/ something ing to do dangerous or unusual able to improve a particular sit- safe (Adjective) : protected from things, involving danger or tak- uation any danger ing risks supportive (Adjective) : giving strong (Adjective) : having a lot deceptive (Adjective) : likely to help, encouragement or sympa- of physical power to do hard make you believe something that thy to somebody. physical work is not true 167. (3) forefathers (Noun) : persons 163. (4) ardent (Adjective) : very en- in your family who lived a long secure (Adjective) : feeling hap- py and confident about yourself thusiastic and showing strong time ago; ancestors or a particular situation; safe feeling about something or some- ancestors (Noun) : persons in body; passionate your family who lived a long time 159. (3) secret (Adjective) : kept hid- spirited (Adjective) : full of en- ago; forebears; forefathers den from others ergy, determination or courage extinct tribes (Noun) : tribes confidential (Adjective) : meant admirable (Adjective) : having not existing to be kept secret and not told or qualities that you admire and relatives (Noun) : persons who shared with other people respect are in the same family as some- obvious (Adjective) : easy to body else see or understand; clear adaptable (Adjective) : able to change or be changed in order old people (Noun) : people who honest (Adjective) : always to deal successfully with new are not young ; have lived for a speaking the truth, never steal- situations long time ing or cheating advanced (Adjective) : having 168. (4) accept (Verb) : to agree or accurate (Adjective) : correct approve of something and true in every detail the most modern and recently developed ideas, methods, etc. embrace (Verb) : to hug; to ac- 160. (1) criticise (Verb) : to say that cept an idea or proposal you disapprove of somebody or 164. (1) curse (Verb) : to say rude things to somebody or think rude impress (Verb) : to make some- something things about somebody or some- body understand how important, censure (Verb) : to criticise serious, etc, something is by somebody severely and in pub- thing emphasising it lic execrate (Verb) : to say rude things; curse; to declare to be except (Verb; Prep.) : to not in- warn (Verb) : advise; to tell clude somebody or something; somebody about something dan- evil apart from gerous or unpleasant that is likely deplore (Verb) : to strongly dis- embarrass (Verb) : to make to happen approve of something and criti- somebody feel shy, awkward or advise (Verb) : to tell somebody cize it ashamed, epecially in a social what you think he should do in denounce (Verb) : to strongly situation a particular situation criticize somebody or something 169. (3) submissive (Adjective) : too evaluate (Verb) : assess; to form that is wrong, illegal etc. willing to accept somebody else’s an opinion of the amount, value desecrate (Verb) : to damage a authority and willing to obey him or quality of something after think- holy thing or place or treat it with- without questioning ing about it carfully out respect meek (Adjective) : quiet gentle 161. (3) contradict (Verb) : to say 165. (2) privilege (Noun) : a special and always ready to do what oth- something that somebody else is right; honour er people want without express- wrong and the opposite is true perquisite (Noun) : a special ing your own opinion; compliant; controvert (Verb) : to say or to right; perk; privilege; prerogative self-effacing prove that something is not true; incentive (Noun) : something light-hearted (Adjective) : in- refute; rebut; deny; contradict that encourages you to do some- tended to be amusing or easily subvert (Verb) : to try to destroy thing enjoyable; cheerful SEE–532