ANTONYMS
72. (3) cheer (Verb) : to make/ be- atheist (Noun) : a person who 81. (4) meagre (Adjective) : small in
come happy/cheerful believes that God does not exist quantity and poor in quality ;
jade (Verb) : to get tired/ex- rationalist (Noun) : a person paltry
hausted/bored who believes that all behaviour, abundant (Adjective) : existing
defend (Verb) : to protect from opinions, etc. should be based in large quantities ; more than
attack on reason rather than on emo- enough ; plentiful
grasp (Verb) : to take a firm hold ; tions or religious beliefs short (Adjective) : not having
grip ; to understand completely theologist (Noun) : a person enough of something; small in
who studies religion and beliefs height, length or distance
harass (Verb) : to annoy or worry
by putting pressure or saying or ritualist (Noun) : a person who limited (Adjective) : not very
doing unpleasant things follows all the rituals and reli- great in amount or extent
gious ceremonies petty (Adjective) : small and
73. (2) antipathy (Noun) : strong
77. (4) tiny (Adjective) : very small unimportant ; minor
feeling of dislike ; hostility
in size or amount
appreciation (Noun) : the feel- 82. (4) relieve (Verb) : to remove or
gigantic (Adjective) : extremely reduce an unpleasant feeling or
ing of being grateful ; full of sym-
large ; enormous ; huge
pathetic understanding ; admi- pain; alleviate
weak (Adjective) : not physically
ration ; pleasure harass (Verb) : to worry or an-
strong
appraisal (Noun) : a judgement noy somebody by putting pres-
fragile (Adjective) : easily bro-
of the value, performance or na- sure on him or saying or doing
ken or damaged ; weak and un-
ture ; a meeting where an em- unpleasant things to him
certain
ployee discusses about how well reward (Noun) : a thing that is
slight (Adjective) : very small
they have been doing their job given for doing something good,
in degree
admiration (Noun) : a feeling of working hard etc.
78. (3) lawful (Adjective) : allowed
respect and liking by law praise (Verb) : show approval of
assessment (Noun) : an opinion illicit (Adjective) : not allowed or admiration for somebody/
or a judgement about somebody/ by law ; illegal something
something that has been thought liberal (Adjective) : generous ; flatter (Verb) : to say nice things
about very carefully ; evaluation willing to understand and re- about somebody in a way that is
74. (4) enrage (Verb) : to make some- spect other people‘s behaviour, not sincere, because you want
body very angry ; infuriate opinions, etc. him to do something for you or
pacify (Verb) : to make some- intelligent (Adjective) : good at you want to please him
body who is angry or upset be- learning, understanding and 83. (3) repulsive (Adjective) : caus-
come calm and quiet thinking in a logical way about ing a feeling of strong dislike ;
threaten (Verb) : to say that you things very unpleasant ; disgusting
will cause trouble, etc. if you do clear (Adjective) : obvious ; evi- charming (Adjective) : very
not get what you want dent ; apparent ; plain pleasant or attractive
challenge (Verb) : to question 79. (1) sensitive (Adjective) : aware insolent (Adjective) : extremely
whether a statement or an ac- of and being able to understand rude and showing a lack of re-
tion is right, legal, etc. ; to refuse other people and their feelings spect
to accept ; dispute callous (Adjective) : not caring indignant (Adjective) : feeling or
quarrel (Noun) : an angry argu- about other people’s feelings or showing anger and surprise be-
ment or disagreement sufferings ; cruel cause you think that you have
75. (1) ambiguous (Adjective) : that soft (Adjective) : not stiff or hard ; been treated unfairly
can be understood in more than not loud ; kind and sympathetic handicapped (Adjective) : suf-
one way ; having different mean- kind (Adjective) : gentle, friendly fering from a mental or physical
ings and generous disability ; disabled
generous (Adjective) : giving or 84. (3) gracious (Adjective) : kind,
apparent (Adjective) : easy to
willing to give freely polite and generous; merciful
see or understand ; obvious
80. (3) plain (Adjective) : easy to see gruesome (Adjective) : very un-
clear (Adjective) : easy to see
or understand ; clear pleasant and filling you with hor-
or understand ; obvious ; appar-
enigmatic (Adjective) : myste- ror because it is connected with
ent
rious and difficult to understand death or injury
visible (Adjective) : that can be
simple (Adjective) : not compli- attractive (Adjective) : pleasant
seen ; obvious
cated ; easy to took at ; appealing
conspicuous (Adjective) : easy reticent (Adjective) : unwilling
to see or notice ; likely to attract beneficial (Adjective) : favourable;
to tell people about things ; re-
attention advantageous
served ; uncommunicative
76. (3) believer (Noun) : a person nervous (Adjective) : anxious amicable (Adjective) : done or
who believes in the existence or about something or being afraid achieved in a polite or friendly
truth or God and religious faith of something way and without arguing
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