Monday, 22 October 2012

Frequently asked Synonyms for placement

You can refer to GRE Barron’s most frequently used words list for a close recap


admonish = usurp (reprove)                        merry = gay
alienate = estrange (isolate)                       instigate = incite
dispel = dissipate (dismiss)                          belief = conviction
covet= crave (desire)                                  belated = too late 
solicit = beseech (seek)                               brim = border
subside = wane (drop)                                 renounce= reject
hover = linger (stay close)                           divulge = reveal
heap = to pile (collect)                                adhesive = tenacious
veer = diverge (turn)                                    hamper = obstruct
caprice = whim (impulse)                             to merit= to deserve
stifle = suffocate (smother)                          inert = passive        
latent = potential (inactive)                          latitude = scope
concur = acquiesce (accept)                        momentary = transient
tranquil = serene (calm)                               admonish = cautious
lethargy = stupor (lazy)                                 volume = quantity 
furtive= stealthy (secret)                               meager = scanty
cargo = freight(load)                                    baffle = frustrate
efface = obliterate(wipe out)                        misery = distress  
pretentious = ostentatious(affected)       discretion = prudence                        
compunction = remorse (regret)                   amiable = friendly
cajole = coax (wheedle – sweet talk)             incentive = provocation
Embrace = hug (hold-cuddle)                         latent = potential
Confiscate = appropriate (to take charge)     
emancipate = liberate                            
lament = mourn                                             
confiscate = appropriate                        
obstinate = stubborn                                     
acumen = exactness                                 
metamorphosis = transform                         
scrutiny = close examination                    
annihilate = to destroy                                  
fuse = combine                                        
whet = sharpen                                              
behest = request                                     
adage = proverb                                             
penitence = to repeat                               
ovation = applause                                         
overt = obvious                                       
Efface = obliterate                                         
spur=  spontaneous, impulsive,unplanned, impromptu, unpremeditated

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