SYNONYMS & ANTONYMS FOR AFCAT WRITTEN EXAMINATION
SET V
SYNONYMS - A word is given and out of four options, one has to mark the most similar in meaning to word in question as his/her answer choice.
ANTONYMS - A word is given and out of four options, one has to mark the most dissimilar in meaning to word in question as his/her answer choice.
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Below is the list of words with their MEANING, SYNONYMS and ANTONYMS that will help you in your AFCAT, CDS and NDA written exam. Try to learn all of these very probable & expected Antonyms and synonyms for AFCAT written examination.
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20 WORDS IN ENGLISH WITH ANTONYMS AND SYNONYMS FOR AFCAT
WORD
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DEFINITION
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SYNONYMS
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ANTONYMS
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MAUDLIN
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showing or expressing too much emotion especially in a foolish or annoying way
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sentimental, over-sentimental, emotional, overemotional, tearful, lachrymose
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unsentimental
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ENCAPSULATE
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to show or express the main idea in a brief way
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abstract, boil down, brief, digest, summarize
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elongate, extend, lengthen, prolong
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IDYLL
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a happy and enjoyable scene or experience
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binge, frisk, frolic, gambol, fling
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-
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PALMY
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having attained a desired end or state of good fortune
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flourishing, successful, prosperous, thriving, triumphant
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failed, unsuccessful
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OBTUSE
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stupid or unintelligent
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blunt, blunted, dulled, dull
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edged, edgy, ground, honed, keen, pointed, sharp
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ANTIQUITY
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ancient times
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age, agedness, ancientness, hoariness
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newness
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TRIBULATION
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a state of great suffering of body or mind
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affliction, agony, anguish, excruciation, hurt
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comfort, consolation, solace
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PERPETUAL
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happening all the time or very often
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ceaseless, continual, continued, continuing, incessant
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discontinuous, noncontinuous
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LASSITUDE
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the condition of being tired
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burnout, collapse, exhaustion, frazzle, fatigue
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refreshment, rejuvenation, rejuvenescence, revitalization
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PRECURSOR
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something that comes before something else and that often leads to development
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foregoer, harbinger, herald, outrider, forerunner
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-
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REPOSE
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a state of resting or not being active
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bed, catnapping, dozing, napping, sleep
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consciousness, wake, wakefulness
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POTENT
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having an abundance of some characteristic quality
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big, concentrated, full, heady, lusty, muscular
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delicate, light, mild, thin, thinned, weak
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GAILY
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in a happy and lively way
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brightly, cheerfully, cheerily, happily, heartily
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bleakly, cheerlessly, darkly, heavily, miserably
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DECK
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to decorate (something)
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adorn, array, beautify, bedeck, bedizen
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blemish, deface, disfigure, mar, scar
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GRINCH
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an unpleasant person who spoils other people's fun or enjoyment
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drag, killjoy, party pooper, spoilsport, wet blanket
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SHAMBLE
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to move heavily or clumsily
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scuff, scuffle, lumber, shuffle, slog
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glide, slide, waltz, whisk
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JINX
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someone or something that causes bad luck
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hex, hoodoo, whammy
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CANDID
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expressing opinions and feelings in an honest and sincere way
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frank, direct, forthcoming, foursquare, free hearted, free-spoken, honest
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dissembling, uncandid, unforthcoming
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SWAMP
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to cause to have to deal with a very large amount of things or people at the same time
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deluge, drown, engulf, gulf, inundate, overflow, overwhelm
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drain
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CHRONIC
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continuing or occurring again and again for a long time
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bred-in-the-bone, habitual, confirmed, dyed-in-the-wool, inveterate
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unaccustomed, unused; intermittent, occasional
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