The Vocab Master For All Competitive Exams | 31-10-2023

 

1-Lethal (adjective) : likely to cause or capable of causing death

 Synonyms : deadly, fatal, poisonous 

Antonyms : healthy, nonlethal, beneficial 

Sentence : All these knives are absolutely lethal.

2-Cachinnation (noun) : as in laughter

Synonyms : chuckle, giggle

Antonyms : cry, groan, wail

Sentence : He starts Cachinnation very fast after watching comedy shows.

3-Plethora (noun): an amount or supply more than sufficient to meet one’s needs

Synonyms : plenty, abundance, wealth

Antonyms : deficiency, insufficiency, inadequacy

Sentence : There’s a plethora of books about the royal family.

4-Munificence (noun) : the quality or state of being generous

Synonyms : kindness, generosity, bountifulness

Antonyms : selfishness, cheapness, meanness

Sentence : A number of poor communities now have school computers as a result of that

billionaire’s munificence

5-Irascible (adjective) : easily irritated or annoyed

Synonyms: irritable, fiery, peevish

Antonyms: affable, gregarious, friendly

Sentence : forced to endure a memorably irascible boss on her first job after college.

6-Obsolete (adjective) : having passed its time of use or usefulness

Synonyms: archaic, antiquated, medieval

Antonyms: modern, new, current

Sentence : New technology has rendered my old computer obsolete.

7-Banal (adjective) : used or heard so often as to be dull

Synonyms: boring, usual, tired

Antonyms: new, original, fresh

Sentence : The allegations ranged from the banal to the bizarre.

8-Pandemonium (noun) : a state of noisy, confused activity

Synonyms: hurry, disturbance, commotion

Antonyms: rest, peace, calm

Sentence : Pandemonium reigned in the classroom until the teacher arrived.

9-Harried (adjective) : bothered by many problems or worries

Synonyms: frustrated, annoyed, exasperated

Antonyms: happy, pleased, satisfied

Sentence : An overbooked flight only added to the exasperation of the harried travelers.

10-Gist (noun)  : the central part or aspect of something under consideration

Synonyms: essence, point, core

Sentence : It is difficult to convey the gist of Reich’s ideas simply.

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