ANTONYMS
retrench (Verb) : to spend less capricious (Adjective) : show- response (Noun) : a spoken/
money ; to reduce costs ; to tell ing sudden changes in attitude/ written answer
somebody that he cannot contin- behaviour ; changeable acceptance (Noun) : the act of
ue working for you fanciful (Adjective) : based on accepting/agreeing
revamp (Verb) : to make chang- imagination and not on facts/rea- agreement (Noun) : the act of
es to the form of something; to son agreeing
improve its appearance intolerant (Adjective) : not will- 412. (1) laudatory (Adjective) : ex-
belie (Verb) : to give a false im- ing to accept ideas or ways of pressing praise/admiration
pression of somebody/some- behaving that are different from abusive (Adjective) : rude and
thing; to show that something your own offensive
cannot be true or correct indifferent (Adjective) : having/ profuse (Adjective) : produced
deviate (Verb) : to be different showing no interest in large amounts
from something ; to do something 407. (4) enthusiasm (Noun) : a effensive (Adjective) : showing
in a different way from what is strong feeling of excitement and much/too much emotion
usual/expected interest in something and a de- noble (Adjective) : having fine
403. (4) alleviate (Verb) : to make sire to become involved in it. personal qualities that people
something less severe ; ease lassitude (Noun) : a state of feel- admire
aggravate (Verb) : to worsen ; to ing very tired in mind/body; lack 413. (2) definite (Adjective) : sure or
irritate; to make an illness or a of energy certain; unlikely to change; ob-
bad or unpleasant situation measure (Noun) : a particular vious; clear
worse; to annoy somebody de- amount of something amorphous (Adjective) : having
liberately lustrous (Adjective) : soft and no definite shape, form or struc-
depreciate (Verb) : to become shining; glossy ture; shapeless
less valuable over a period of time lethargy (Noun) : the state of not amoral (Adjective) : not follow-
extinguish (Verb) : to put out ; to having any energy/enthusiasm ing any moral rules and not car-
make a fire stop burning or a for doing things ing about right and wrong
light stop shining 408. (3) increase (Verb) : to be large perfect (Adjective) : having ev-
subsidise (Verb) : to give money in size erything that is necessary
to somebody/an organisation to dwindle (Verb) : to become grad- irregular (Adjective) : having no
help pay for something ually less/smaller; decrease; di- definite shape
404. (4) temporary (Adjective) : last- minish 414. (3) multiple (Adjective) : many
ing for a short time; not perma- diminish (Verb) : to become/ in number
nent make something become small- unitary (Adjective) : single;
indelible (Adjective) : perma- er, weaker, etc. forming one unit
nent ; impossible to forget/re- shrink (Verb) : to become smaller single (Adjective) : one in num-
move decrease (Verb) : to be less in ber
decorous (Adjective) : polite and size triple (Adjective) : three in num-
appropriate in a particular social 409. (4) active (Adjective) : busy ber
situation ; not shocking ; proper dormant (Adjective) : inactive double (Adjective) : two in num-
inactive (Adjective) : dormant ber
surprising (Adjective) : causing
dorsal (Adjective) : on or con- 415. (1) purification (Noun) : clean-
surprise
nected with the back of a fish/ ing by getting rid of impurities
concerted (Adjective) : done in
an animal adulteration (Noun) : being
a planned and determined way,
mixed with unnecessary materi-
by more than one person, gov- domestic (Adjective) : of a coun-
try; used in the home als
ernment, country, etc.
normalization (Noun) : the im-
405. (1) musical (Adjective) : pleas- 410. (4) disturbance (Noun) : actions
posing of a standard
ant to listen to that upset the normal state that
something is in rejuvenation (Noun) : the phe-
grating (Adjective) : unpleasant nomenon of vitality and fresh-
to listen to ; hoarse ; harsh ; tranquility (Noun) : peace; se-
ness being restored
unmusical renity
consternation (Noun) : a wor-
unmusical (Adjective) : not quiet (Adjective) : peaceful
ried, sad feeling after you have
pleasant serenity (Noun) : peacefulness; received an unpleasant surprise;
hoarse (Adjective) : sounding calmness; tranquillity to listen to dismay
rough and unpleasant peace (Noun) : quietude 416. (4) dissuade (Verb) : to persuade
strident (Adjective) : having a 411. (1) success (Noun) : achieve- not to do something
loud, rough and unpleasant ment persuade (Verb) : to convince;
sound debacle (Noun) : an event or a to make somebody do something
406. (2) reasonable (Adjective) : fair, situation that is a complete fail- by giving him good reasons for
practical and sensible ure and causes embarrassment doing it
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