Word | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms |
| Abysmal | Adj. Bottomless Use : His arrogance is exceeded only by his abysmal ignorance | Terrible, awful, dreadful, appalling, very bad, | Superb |
| acronym | n. A word formed by the initial letters of a multi-word name | Contraction, ellipsis, | |
| admonish | v. warn strongly, reprove Use: He admonished his listeners to change their wicked ways | Reprove, reprimand, chide, rebuke, usurp | Approve |
| Circumspect | v. Investigation before acting, Use: She tried always to be circumspect | Cutious, prudent, careful, guarded, wary, judicious, vigilant, | reckless |
| Conciliation | n. the act of placating | Appeasement, pacification, propitiation | Incitement |
| Connotation | n. Suggested or implied meaning of an expression. Use: Foreigners frequently are unaware of the connotations of the words they use. | Nuance, suggestion, implication, undertone, overtone, subtext, | |
| covert | Adj. secret or hidden, not openly practiced or vowed n. a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something Use: Investigations of CIA reveal that such covert operations can get out of control | Clandestine, concealed, stealthy, underground, copse, wood, thicket | Open |
| Covetous | Adj. avaricious, eagerly desirous of Use: The child was covetous by nature and wanted to take the toys belonging to his classmates | envious, jealous, desirous, greedy | Generous, temperate |
| Deprecate | V .express disapproval of, protest against, belittle Use: A firm believer of old-fashioned courtesy, Miss Post, deprecated the modern tendency to address new acquaintances by their first names. | Denounce, deplore, condemn, censure, denigrate, decry, belittle. | Approve |
| Diligence | n. care and perseverance in carrying out tasks. Use : Her employers were greatly impressed by her diligence and offered her a partnership in the firm | Hard-working, assiduousness, meticulousness, conscientiousness, painstakingness | Laziness, carelessness, negligence |
| Discretion | n. ability to adjust action to circumstances Use: Use your discretion in this matter and do not discuss the matter with anyone. | Prudence, caution, acumen, predilection, sagacity, wariness, volition | Indiscretion |
| dispel | v. scatter, drive away, cause to vanish Use: The bright sunlight eventually dispelled the morning mist | Disperse | Attract |
| Dissemination | v. Opening to public discussion or debate, the act of spreading something, Use: By their use of the internet, propagandists, have been able to disseminate their pet doctrines to new audiences around the globe | Broadcasting, diffusion, propagation, | |
| Dogmatic | Adj. Opinionated Use: We tried to discourage him from being so dogmatic, but nothing could convince him that his opinions might be wrong | Arbitrary, doctrinal, unbending, inflexible, authoritarian, | Flexible |
| echelon | n. A body of troops arranged in a line | Level, stratum, rank, height | |
| fallible | Adj. Liable to err. Use: I Know I am fallible, but I feel confident that I am right this time | Imperfect, unsound, mortal, weak, frail, | Perfect |
| Harbinger | n. an indication of the approach of something or someone, forerunner v. fore shadow or presage Use: The crocus is an early harbinger of spring | Forerunner, herald, potent, omen, | |
| illustrious | Adj. Widely known and esteemed | Memorable, well-known, famous | Inglorious, shameful |
| impetus | n. A force that moves something along, incentive, stimulus Use: A new federal highway program would create jobs and will give added impetus to our economic recovery | Momentum, thrust, motivation | inertia |
| Intermittent | Adj. Periodic Use: The outdoor wedding reception had to be shifted indoor to avoid the intermittent showers that fell on and of all afternoon. | Alternating, sporadic | Constant |
| Latent | Adj. Potentially existing, but not presently evident or realized Use: Polaroid pictures are popular at the parties because you can see the latent photographic image gradually appear before your eyes | Dormant, embryonic, suppressed, undeveloped, | Overt |
| Latitude | n. freedom from narrow limitations Use: I think you have permitted your son too much latitude in this manner | Leeway, freedom, autonomy, liberty, room, rope | |
| Manifestation | n. outward demonstration, indication Use: Mozart’s early attraction to the harpsichord was the first manifestation of his pronounced musical bent | Sign, demonstration, expression, symptom, | |
| mitigate | v. lessen or try to lessen the seriousness or extent of Use: Nothing he could do to mitigate her anger, she refused to forgive him | Appease, alleviate, allay, assuage, mollify, extenuate, palliate | Aggravate, exacerbate |
| motley | Adj. Multicolored or mixed Use: he wore a motley tunic, red and green and blue and gold all patched together haphazardly | Assorted, diverged, mixed, dissimilar, | Uniform, homogenous, monochrome |
| pensive | Adj. Dreamily thoughtful, thoughtful with a hint of sadness Use: The pensive lover gazed at the portrait of his beloved and sighed deeply. | Brooding, pondering, meditative, contemplative | |
| prolific | Adj. Abundantly fruitful Use: She was a prolific writer, who produced as many as three books a years | Productive, abundant, fecund | Unproductive, scarce |
| relinquish | v. give up something with reluctance, yield Use: once you get used to fringes like expense account meal and company car, it is very difficult to relinquish them | Surrender, renounce, abandon, repudiate, cede, | Vanquish, retain, |
| solicit | v. request earnestly, seek Use: The Mayor telephoned all the member of the city council to solicit their votes | Importune, implore, crave, beseech, | Grant |
| tractable | Adj. Docile, easily managed, susceptible to suggestion Use: Although Susan seemed to be a tractable young woman, she had a stubborn streak of independence | Obedient, dutiful, well-mannered | Disobedient, intractable |
| veer | v. change in direction Use: After what seemed to be en eternity, the wind veered to the east and the storm abated | Turn, swerve | |
| Vehement | Adj. Forceful, intensely emotional; with marked vigor Use: He became so Vehement in describing what had happened with him that he started jumping up and down | Fervent, passionate, | Apathetic |
| Caprice | n. whim, a sudden desire. Use: She was an unpredictable creature, acting on caprice, never taking thought of consequences | Whim, impulse, quirk, fad, fancy, notion | |
| stifle | v. suppress, extinguish, inhibit Use: Halfway through the boring picture, Laura gave up trying to stifle he yawns. | Smother, asphyxiate, choke, suffocate, strangle, curb, restrain, repress, | Let out |
| concur | v. agree Use: Did you concur with the decision of the court or did you find it unfair? | Agree, harmonize, coincide, assent, acquiesce | Conflict, resist |
| lethargy | v. lack of vitality or energy Use: A complete days work left him in a state of lethargy | Stupor, indolence, weariness | Get-up-and-go |
| Furtive | Adj. stealthy, sneaky, secret and sly or sordid Use: noticing the furtive glance the customer gave the diamond bracelet on the counter, the jeweler wondered whether he had a potential shoplifter in his hands | Surreptitious, clandestine | open |
| efface | v. wipe out or make dim Use: The coin had been handled so many times that its date had been effaced | Obliterate, eradicate, | Engrave |
| Pretentious | Adj. Intended to attract notice and impress others, making unjustified claims, overambitious Use: The other prize winner isn’t wearing her medal; isn’t it a bit pretentious of you to wear yours? | Ostentatious, pompous, conceited | Down-to-earth |
| compunction | n. a feeling of deep regret (usually of some misdeed) Use: The judge was especially sever in his sentencing as the criminal had shown no compunction for his heinous crime | Regret, scruple, qualm, guilt, reluctance, hesitation, |
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As i am the first one to comment on this, will not be surprised to see many critics of my view
Please readers its only my views ..
Clearly CSAT is not the fair decision and coming as a substitute of prelims degrades it more. Widely accepted and appreciated pattern is being disturbed to keep the trend of getting in something new and bringing about a change
Needless to say it will be biased to students with engg background but interesting point to discuss and note is the present structure fair to all
Its not the students with ARTS, COMMERCE background gaining even a bit of the advantage. They get to choose one of the optional subjects as there graduation courses which reduces at least there effort by 16.5% (giving equal preference to GS , Optional 1, Optional 2 and assuming they have to put in half the effort as compared to the student totally new to the subject)
And coming back to engg background students, even if they choose subjects like maths, phys, elec how much is the success % in this case and how hard is the marking and how difficult is it to score in these subjects, although he holds a masters degree in the same subject
Is the present structure not unbiased or being unfair to them…??
And what i feel the only solution to is that exam gets equalized from each and every corner which is next to impossible and become hell lot of confusing and hectic for not only the aspirants but also the selectors. It may even result in more partial structure
So the only way left is to keep it on a see saw which surely cannot be parallel to ground but still can be leaned with maintaining a minimum angle with it
Again i am not saying its fair, neither i believe it is or was till now. But i feel its like a see saw sometimes this side is heavy sometimes the other. What can be hoped is that it always tries to maintain a balance and never falls for one side
Perfectness is achieved through a path of improvisation. Every step may not get you closer but sometimes its necessary
Regards
Sumit
P.S: Criticisms/(appreciations if any