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Notes 184. Secluded — private, sequestered, retired, hidden, buried.
185. Stimulate — provoke, urge, instigate, incite.
186. Spontaneous — instinctive, unrestricted, natural, unchecked.
187. Suppress — check, impede, restrain, bridle.
188. Temperament — temper, humour, disposition, mood, spirit.
189. Turmoil — turbulence, tumult, frenzy, storm, upheavel, convulsion.
190. Terminate — conclude, close, determinate, finish, consummate.
191. Trustworthy — reliable, dependable, trusty, faithful, loyal.
192. Unfair — unjust, wrongful, dishonest, partial, dishonourable.
193. Urge — spur, incite, prompt, impel, goad, stimulate, drive, force.
194. Use — exercise, employ, utilise, practise.
195. Unconcerned — apathetic, indifferent, cool, disinterested.
196. Vice — fault, demerit, infirmity, frailty, foible.
197. Virtuous — law-abiding, honest, scrupulous, principled, soul-searching,
incorruptible, stainless.
198. Value — appreciate, prize, esteem, treasure.
199. Vacant — empty, unoccupied, void, unfulfilled, exhausted.
200. Weighty — ample, voluminous, capacious.
201. Whole — total, universal, holistic, integral.
202. Worship — honour, revere, venerate, adore.
203. Wicked — bad, unvirtuous, immoral.
204. Wooing — courting, spooning, flirting.
205. Wonderful — wondrous, marvellous, miraculous, phenomenal, stupendous.
206. Warlike — militaristic, bellicose, aggressive, combative, unpacific, chaotic.
207. Wealth — riches, abundance, fortune, plenty.
208. Warmth — fervour, ardour, affection.
209. Yield — forego, surrender, concede.
210. Zenith — summit, acme, pinnacle, culmination, height, top, apex, climax.
211. Zero — nought, nil, nothing, cipher.
Synonyms (Objective Multiple Choice Type)
Directions : Choose the word from among the four options (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) which is nearest in
meaning to the given word.
1. Abject
(i) cast away (ii) mean (iii) worthless (iv) grovelling
2. Absolve
(i) to set free (ii) to pardon (iii) to acquit (iv) to accomplish
3. Absonant
(i) discordant (ii) absurd (iii) unnatural (iv) contrary to reason
4. Abstract
(i) to draw away (ii) to separate
(iii) to remove quietly (iv) a thing existing only in India
5. Acclimatize
(i) announce (ii) accustom (iii) approve (iv) make tall claims

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