ANTONYMS
progressed (Verb) : improved or discouragement (Noun) : a sanctity (Noun) : the state of
developed over a period of time; feeling that you no longer have being very important and worth
advanced the confidence or enthusiasm ; protecting; the state of being
outpaced (Verb) : went, rose, the action of trying to stop holy
improved etc. faster than some- something reverence (Noun) : a feeling of
body/something ; outstripped despondency (Noun) : a feeling great respect or admiration
receded (Verb) : moved gradually of sadness and without much rarity (Noun) : a person or thing
away from somebody or away hope that is unusual and is therefore
from a previous position ; became expectation (Noun) : a belief that often valuable or interesting; the
gradually weaker and smaller something will happen because quality of being true
135. (4) befo g (Verb) : to mak e it is likely 143. (1) vagueness (Noun) : unclear-
somebody confused 139. (1) gloomy (Adjective) : nearly ness by virtue of being vague or
enlighten (Verb) : to g ive dark or badly lit in a way that not clear
somebody information so that he makes you feel sad ; depressing perspicuity (Noun) : clarity as
may understand somethi ng shimmeri ng (Adjective) : a consequence of being per-
better shining with a soft light that spicuous or easily understand-
slander (Verb) : to make a false seems to move slightly able
spoken statement about dullness (Noun) : the quality of
glimmering (Adjective) : shining
somebody that is intended to being slow to understand; lack-
with a faint unsteady light
damage the good opinion that ing interest
people have of him refreshing (Adjective) : pleasantly
new or different ; making you feel unfairness (Noun) : injustice by
bemoan (Verb) : to complain or virtue of not being equitable
less tired or hot
say that you are not happy about unwillingness (Noun) : the qual-
something repining (Verb) : to feel or express
discontent ity of not willing to do something
darken (Verb) : to become dark ; 144. (3) dispassionate (Adjective) :
to make something dark ; to 140. (4) realisti c (Adjecti ve) :
sensible and appropriate ; not influenced by emotion ;
become/make somebody impartial
unhappy or angry possible to achieve ; feasible ;
viable fervent (Adjective) : having or
136. (3) common (Adjective) : showing very strong and sincere
happening often; existing in large far-fetched (Adjective) : very
feelings; ardent
numbers or in many places difficult to believe
inexcitable (Adjective) : not
excepti onal (Adjective) : wise (Adjective) : sensible ; able
likely to become easily excited
unusually good; outstanding ; to give good advice because of
enduring (Adjective) : lasting
very unusual the experience and knowledge
for a long time
great (Adjective) : look; fantastic; that you have ; prudent
subdued (Adjective) : unusually
fabulous ; terrific ; brilliant prudent (Adjective) : sensible
quiet and possibly unhappy; not
occasional (Adjecti ve) : and careful while making judge-
very bright; not very loud; not
happening or done sometimes ments and decisions
very busy
absorbing (Adjective) : interest- familiar (Adjective) : well– 145. (4) straight (Adjective) : not in
ing and enjoyable and holding known ; easy to recognize a curve or at an angle
your attention completely 141. (2) pale (Adjective) : having meandering (Adjecti ve) :
137. (2) apathy (Noun) : the feeling skin that is whiter than usual wandering; not straight; curved
of not being interested in or because of illness, a strong sliding (Adjective) : being in a
enthusiastic about something, or emotion, etc ; light in colour ; smooth continuous motion
things in general not strong or bright sloping (Adjective) : having a
zeal (Noun) : great energy or florid (Adjective) : red ; having slanted direction
enthusiasm connected with too much decoration or detail strained (Adjective) : showing
something that you feel strongly weak (Adjective) : not physically the effects of worry or pressure;
about strong tense; not relaxed or friendly;
disinterest (Noun) : lack of interest monotonous (Adjective) : not natural; forced
carelessness (Noun) : the quality never changing and therefore 146. (1) accept (Verb) : to take
of not being careful or taking pains boring; dull; repetitious willingly that is offered; to say
hatred (Noun) : a very strong ugly (Adjective) : unpleasant to ‘yes’ to an offer, invitation, etc.
feeling of dislike look at; unattractive jettison (Verb) : to throw out of
138. (1) consecration (Noun) : stating 142. (3) falsehood (Noun) : the state a moving plane or ship to make
officially in a religious ceremony of not being true; the act of it lighter; abandon; to reject an
that something is holy and can telling a lie; a statement that is idea
be used for religious purposes not true; lie reward (Verb) : to give something
desecration (Noun) : damage of verity (Noun) : a belief or to somebody because he has
a holy place or thing or treating pri nci ple about li fe that i s done something good, worked,
it without respect accepted as true; truth etc.
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