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(a)VERACIOUS (adj)➙ genuine, authentic,
credible, true
(b)VORACIOUS (adj)➙ greedy, hungry, eager

Ex: 1. He was a strictly veracious reporter.

2. John would not be overweight if he were
not such a voracious eater.
3. He is a veracious reader.
What kind of gf you want?
EMIGRATE (verb)➙to move away
from a city or country to live
somewhere else
IMMIGRATE (verb)➙to move into
a city or country from somewhere
else

1. The war caused the

families to immigrate from
their homeland to a new
country.
2. He emigrated to America
for better job opportunities.
 MORAL (adj)➙honest, ethical,
principled
IMMORAL (adj)➙corrupt, dishonest
AMORAL (adj)➙ lacking a moral
sense, unconcerned with the
rightness or wrongness of something

The story gives us an important

moral lesson.
It was amoral of her to tell
lies.
Science as such is completely
amoral.
APPOSITE
(adj)➙appropriate, suitable,
relevant
OPPOSITE (adj)➙completely
different, of a contrary kind
 (i) Her remarks are
extremely apposite to
the present discussion.
(ii) Both the
brothers are opposite
in temperament.
VOCATION
(noun)➙profession
VACATION
(noun)➙holiday
(i) He is a carpenter by
vocation.
(ii) The university
will be closed for
Christmas vacation.
(a)DISCREET (adj)➙careful,
cautious
(b)DISCRETE (adj)➙separate
and distinct
(i) A watch is made up of many
discreet gears.
(ii) He performed the task in a
discreet way.
(a)CLIMATIC (adj)➙related to climate
(b)CLIMACTIC (adj)➙related to climax, highest
or most exciting point of something

(i) Different parts of the earth have different

climatic conditions.
(ii) The climactic scene between the father
and the daughter was very touching.
(a)DISSENT (noun/verb)➙disagree,
disapprove
(b)DESCENT (noun)➙the act of
coming or going down
(c)DECENT (adj)➙ethical, moral,
honourable
1.He did everything to suppress
political dissent.
2.Passengers must fasten their seat
belts prior to descent.
3. His decent behaviour made him
the favourite of all.
(a)ELICIT (verb)➙to
get/obtain something with
great difficulty
(b)ILLICIT (adj)➙illegal
(i) The police couldn’t
illicit any information
from the prisoner.
(ii) They were
prosecuted for illicit
liquor selling.
(a) EMINENT (adj)➙famous,
important, well-known
(b) IMMINENT
(adj)➙Something certain to
happen very soon/unavoidable
 1. Death is imminent.
2. The eminent
scholar was welcomed
by all.
(a)EMACIATION (noun)➙decay, degeneration,
weakness
(b)EMANCIPATION (noun)➙freedom, liberty

Ex: 1. She was very thin, almost to the point of

emaciation.
2. The church encouraged the emancipation of
the slaves.
(a)DESERT (noun/verb)➙sandy area,
abandon, leave
(b)DESSERT (noun)➙sweet dish

Ex: 1. He was deserted by his friends

2. The heat in the desert was extreme.
3. We had ice-cream and apple pie for
dessert.
(a)ADORE (verb)➙ admire, appreciate
(b)ADORN (verb)➙ decorate

Ex: 1. We adore him for his generosity.

2. He loves to adore herself with
jewels.
(a)ANNUAL (adj)➙a period of one year
(b)ANNUL (verb)➙to declare invalid / nullify

Ex: 1. The company published its earnings in

the annual report.
2. The manager has the power to annul
inappropriate decisions.
(a)APPRAISE (verb)➙evaluate, assess, judge
(b)APPRISE (verb)➙inform or tell

Ex: (1)The employer should appraise the

ability of his employees.
(2)I thought it was right to appraise Priya of
what had happened.
a)ACCESSORY (noun)➙addition,
adjunct, attachment, extra,
supplementary
(b)ACCESSARY (noun)➙a person
who helps another in crime,
accomplice
(1)The shop sells expensive accessories for
women.
(2)The car has accessaries such as music
system, alarm bell etc.
(3)He was charged with being an
accessary to the murder.
(a)SIGHT (noun)➙the ability to
see, view
(b)SITE (noun)➙place/location
(c)CITE (verb)➙mention/quote
 . It was a wonderful sight.
. The construction site was far from
the city.
. He cited many examples to express
the idea contained in the poem.
a)ALLEVIATE (verb)➙reduce, mitigate, pacify,
appease
(b)ELEVATE (verb)➙increase, escalate,

Ex:1. We should alleviate the sufferings of

others.
2. Good books elevate the mind.
(a)AFFECTION (noun)➙liking, admiration,
loveliness,
(b)AFFECTATION (noun)➙show off,
flaunt, pomp

Ex:1. He has great affection for his family.

2. She is sincere and without affectation.
(a)ACCESS
(noun/verb)➙to get,
obtain, approach, enter
(b)EXCESS
(adj)➙plentiful, abundant
1. The only access to the
building is through the
side door.
2.The file can be
accessed by the users.
His eyes were blinded
by excess of light.
(a)INDUSTRIAL (adj)➙related to industries
(b)INDUSTRIOUS (adj)➙hard working,
laborious

Ex: (a)Industrial output has reached record

levels.
(b)The student is neither intelligent nor
industrious.
(a)EGOIST (noun)➙one who is arrogant,
selfish and self centered
(b)EGOTIST (noun)➙one who believes in
self- praise, braggart, show-off

Ex: 1. An egoist is a person who is his own

best friend.
2. You need to be an egotist to succeed in
politics.
(a)COMPREHENSIVE (adj)➙vast, detailed,
elaborate
(b)COMPREHENSIBLE (adj)➙understandable,
clear, explicit

Ex: 1. She has a comprehensive knowledge of the

subject.
2. Her words were barely comprehensible.
(a)FLARE (noun/verb)➙fire, burn, explode, outburst,
out of control
(b)FLAIR (noun)➙natural ability to do something,
aptitude, talent

Ex: 1.There was a sudden flare as a fuel tank exploded.

2.He was a born mechanic with a flair for design.
(a)ADVERSITY (noun)➙a difficult or unpleasant
situation
(b)ADVERSARY (noun)➙enemy, rival, opposer,
competitor

Ex:(i) She turned adversity into opportunity.

(ii) He defeated his old adversary with great ease
and comfort.
(a)ACCENTUATE (verb)➙to
emphasize or to make
something more noticeable.
(b) ATTENUATE (verb)➙
reduce, decrease
 1. She accentuated her
beautiful eyes with
makeup.
2. The government
hopes that the air strikes
will attenuate the number
of terrorists hiding in the
mountains.
(a)GENTLE (adj)➙calm, kind, moderate
(b)GENTEEL (adj)➙aristocratic, elite,
refined,stylish

Ex: (a)The weather is gentle.

(b)He is very gentle to his kids.
(c)He appears to have genteel manners.
(a)KNAVE (noun)➙a dishonest person
(b)NAÏVE (adj)➙innocent, inexperienced,
gullible

Ex: (i) The knave and his conspirators are

plotting to rob the bank.
(ii) They were naive and easily misled.
(a)VENERABLE (adj)➙honourable, respectful
(b)VULNERABLE (adj)➙weak, easily affected
or attacked, susceptible, prone, unguarded

Ex: (i) People with open heart are vulnerable to

the deepest wound.
(ii) The cathedral is a venerable building.
(a)LUXURIOUS (adj)➙lavish, comfortable
and expensive
(b)LUXURIANT (adj)➙abundant, plenty

Ex: (i) The forests are luxuriant in green

vegetation.
(ii) He lives in a luxurious apartment.
(a)TORTUOUS (adj)➙twisted,
complicated
(b)TORTUROUS
(adj)➙causing pain or
suffering, torture
 (i) They walked through
the tortuous streets of the
old city.
(ii) After three years of
torturous imprisonment,
he was finally set free.
(a)CONSCIOUS (adj)➙aware, attentive, vigilant
(b)CONSCIENCE (noun)➙one’s internal sense of
right and wrong.
(c)CONSCIENTIOUS (adj) ethical, principled, honest

(i) She is very conscious of her rights.

(ii) Her conscience did not allow her to do the immoral act.
(iii) He was thorough and conscientious rather than brilliant.
a)FOREWORD (noun)➙a short introduction
to a book, preface
(b)FORWARD (adverb)➙towards the front,
ahead

Ex: (a)The boy was asked to write a foreword

to the book.
(b)Technology has taken us a big step
forward.
(a)PERSONAL (adj)➙Individual, private
(b)PERSONNEL(Noun)➙employee, workforce,
Staff

Ex. 1.She is always concerned about her personal

appearance.
2.Army personnel were deployed at the site.
(a)PRINCIPLE (noun)➙rule, doctrine, values
(b)PRINCIPAL (noun)➙main, major, Head of an
institution.

Ex. 1. The principal cause of his failure was his

carelessness.
2. The principal of the college was invited to the
meeting.
3. He followed the principles of Gandhiji.
(a)JUDICIARY (noun)➙related to justice
(b)JUDICIOUS (adj)➙wise, prudent, sagacious

Ex:(i) Since I have a small budget, I have to be

judicious about my purchases.
(ii) A country should have an upright judiciary
system.
(a)INDIGENT (adj)➙poor, insolvent, destitute
(b)INDIGENOUS (adj)➙native, domestic, local

Ex: (i) The indigent man could not afford food

and clothing.
(ii) The indigenous method costs less money.
(iii) The kangaroo is indigenous to Australia.
(a)INGENIOUS (adj)➙expert, experienced,
proficient
(b)INGENUOUS (adj)➙innocent,
inexperienced, credulous, gullible

Ex. 1. She was ingenious at finding ways to

work more quickly.
2. It was rather ingenuous of him to ask a
stranger to look after his luggage.
(a) INTERESTED (adj)➙willing, eager
(b) UNINTERESTED (adj)➙unwilling, unconcerned
(c) DISINTERESTED (adj)➙impartial, unbiased

Ex.(i) A lawyer should provide disinterested advice.

(ii) It is important that all the members of a jury
are disinterested parties.
(iii) Uninterested in politics, he refused to vote.
(a)CENSURE (verb)➙to criticise, condemn
(b)CENSOR (verb)➙to prohibit, to put a ban
on something

Ex: 1.He was censured for his negligence.

2. Scenes from the film had to be
censored.
Scenes from Brahmastra film
had to be censured before it
was released.