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Unit 14: Synonyms and Antonyms

142. Noble — stately, dignified, magnanimous, elevated, exalted, lordly Notes
143. Overstep — exceed, pass, surpass, overtrump, outshine, eclipse, overshadow.
144. Orderless — disordered, disorganised, jumbled, in disarray.
145. Occultist — mystic, transcendentalist, esoteric, theosophist, spiritualist, alchemist.
146. Offender — villain, scoundrel, crook, imposter.
147. Ornamental — decorative, fancy, glamorous, picturesque, quaint.
148. Oppress — tyrannize, overawe, intimidate, terrorize.
149. Obstruct — shield, hinder, armour, fortify.
150. Opposition — disharmony, dissonance, jar, recrimination, bickering, friction, hostility.
151. Opponent — opposer, adversary, antagonist.
152. Plenitude — fullness, maximum, saturation, abundance.
153. Precursor — predecessor, ancestor, forbear.
154. Profane — unholy, unsanctified, sacrilegious, God-forsaken, infidel, pagan, gentile.
155. Pietistic — fervent, seraphic, inspired, austere.
156. Plebeian — common, simple, untitled, ignoble.
157. Promote — help, raise, exhort, advocate, elevate.
158. Patience — forbearance, endurance, tolerance, sufferance.
159. Prodigal — spender, waster, spendthrift, squanderer.
160. Quantify — allot, rate, ration.
161. Quake — shake, tremble, quiver, shiver, shudder, stutter.
162. Queer — eccentric, abnormal, strange, whimsical, wayward, odd, quaint,
peculiar.
163. Relation — reference, respect, regard, rapport.
164. Referral — allusion, mention, citation, quotation.
165. Remainder — residue, residuals, result, left over.
166. Ritualistic — ceremonious, formalistic, sabbatarian, liturgical.
167. Repentant — contrite, remorseful, regretful, apologetic, sorry.
168. Ridiculous — sardonic, derisive, sarcastic, ironical, quizzical.
169. Relinquish — retire, disclaim, surrender.
170. Retaliatory — retaliative, retributive, revengeful.
171. Repulsive — ugly, repelling, odious, revolting, offensive, loathsome.
172. Renounce — abandon, discard, leave, abdicate.
173. Rumour — hearsay, scandal.
174. Similarity — resemblance, likeness, similitude, semblance.
175. Superiority — sublimity, transcendence, loftiness.
176. Shortening — severance, detraction, amputation, excision, curtailing.
177. Suitable — appropriate, eligible, relevant, befitting, convenient.
178. Scission — section, cleavage, division, dichotomy.
179. Sequent — following, succeeding, incoming ensuing, next.
180. Sort — type, variety, kind.
181. Sorcery — witchery, spellbinding, magic, wizardry.
182. Sensual — earthly, gross, unspiritual.
183. Selfish — ego-centric, egoistic, self-absorbed, narcissistic.

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