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SYNONYMS/ ANTONYMS( CSS 2004-2023)

LIST OF SYNONYMS
1. PIAZZA: public square or veranda(meaning open space of house)
2. Baklava: a dessert originating in the Middle East
3. Ionic: Greek architecture
4. Cicerone: a tour guide
5. Anathema
6. Torpor: LETHARGY
7. Touchstone: CRITERRION
8. SEQUESTER: ISOLATE
9. DENOUMENT: CONCLUSION
10. Finicky: concerned about the little details, Fussy
11. Samizdat: underground press
12. Veld: southern African grassland
13. Cajun: French Canadian descendant
14. Loggia: roof gallery
15. Lacunae: missing part
16. Paroxysms: sudden outburst
17. Grotto: small cave or cavern
18. Fetter: to restain
19. Stoicism: patient endurance
20. Succulent: edible, able to eat
21. Malediction: awkwardness
22. Moratorium: waiting period
23. Prolific: fruitful
24. BI partisan: representing two parties
25. Unequivocal: unmistakable
26. Covenant: Agreement
27. Tentative: provisional
28. Hoodwink: delude
29. Guileful: disingenuous
30. Obsession: fixed ideas
31. Radical: innate
32. Presumptive: credible
33. Acrimonious: bitter
34. Calligraphy: handwriting
35. Incendiary: causing fire
36. Flume: narrow passage for running through it
37. Epitaph: Tomb stone inscription
38. Laconic: concise
39. Shingle: gravelly beach
40. Filial: relationship to son and daughters
41. Misopedic: a hatred for childen
42. Menage: household
43. Breach: opening
44. Gelid: icy cold
45. Opulent: luxuriant
46. Verisimilitude: being true
47. Iota: small amount
48. Bristle: flare up
49. Deluge:overflow
50. Tirade:angry speech
51. Quasi:seeming
52. Vilify:defame
53. Rigmarole:confused talk
54. Deign:condesccend
55. Ludicrous: comic
56. Malefic: baleful
57. Apropos:regarding
58. Bulwark:rampart
59. Epitome:essence
60. Regurgitate:reproduce
61. Plutocrat:magnate
62. Inebriate:drunken
63. Prodigious:phenomenal
64. Nuance:subtle meaning
65. Canny:clever
66. Snorous:loud
67.
List of antonyms
1. Desiccate (to dry): saturate (to wet)
2. Apotheosis (excessively praise): Demotion from glory
3. Spunk(bold): timidity(shyness)
4. Cavil (make petty or unnecessary objections.): flatter( lavish praise and compliments on (someone)
5. Raucous (harsh): mellifluous (funny, entertainer)
6. DELETERIOUS: VITAL OR BENEFICIAL
7. VALEDICTORY (FINAL SPEECH): INITIAL
8. SEDENTRY(SLUGGISH): ACTIVE
9. PHLEGMATIC(UNEMTIONAL) : GLOWING
10. TURBID(CLOUDY, OBSCURE): CLEAR
11. Captious(tending to find fault or raise petty objections): Tolerant
12. Penchant(like): dislike
13. Putative(commonly accepted ideas): disputed
14. Facsimile(copy): Original
15. Larceny(unlawfully seized property): indemnification
16. Twine(twisted ): straighten
17. Frugal(not to waste): prodigal
18. Gawky(awkwad): graceful
19. Capricious(impulsive, unpredictable): constant
20. Congeal( solid satet, regid): dissolve
21. Presentable(attractive):scruffy
22. Salvation(protection): doom
23. Plain(simple): ambiguous
24. Odious(extreme unpleasant):charming
25. Inflame(provoke):calm
26. Pretend: substantiate
27. Liberty: serfdom
28. Conscientious: profligate
29. Ignoble(dishonest): noble
30. Melancholy(sad): happy
31. Obliterate(destroy): preserve
32. Vulgar: exquisite
33. Annihilate: augment
34. Brusque( little talk,dull): smooth
35. Concord(harmony or agreement between two people): variance
36. Conscientious(profligate): uncorrupt
37. Diplomatic: bungling
38. Hypocrisy: uprightness
39. Onerous((of a task or responsibility) involving a great deal of effort, trouble, or difficulty. : fluient
40. Despise: admire
41. Egress(to leave a place):entrance
42. Insipid(no taste,dull): active
43. Languid(weak):vigorous
44. High strung(nervous): calm
45. Mettle(brave): cowardice
46. Abridgment: dissect
47. Cajole(deceive someone through words): flaunt
48. Celibacy(abstain from marriage): wedlock
49. Inclement(unpleasant weather): genial
50. Irresolute( hesitant in decision): sturdy
51. Annexation: contraction
52. Incur: shun
53. Extenuate: harm
54. Inadvertent: calculated
55. Ornate: spartan
56. Flagitious: meritorious
57. Malediction: blessing
58. Brusque: gracious
59. Verdant; arid
60. EPICUREAN: ascetic
61. Quiescent: active
62. Loquacious: reticent

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