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Welcome to Online English Section with explanation in AffairsCloud.com. Here we are providing you some confusing words which are very important for all competitive Exams !!!
- Luxuriant –rich and profuse in growth
Synonyms – lush, rich, abundant, superabundant, profuse, exuberant, prolific, teeming, flourishing, fecund, thriving
Luxurious –extremely comfortable or elegant
Synonyms – self-indulgent, sensual, pleasure-loving, comfort-seeking, epicurean, hedonistic, sybaritic
2. Suit –a set of outer clothes made of the same fabric and designed to be worn together
Synonyms – outfit, set of clothes, costume
Soot –a deep black powdery or flaky
Suite –a set of rooms designated for one person’s or family’s use or for a particular purpose.
Synonyms – apartment, flat, set of rooms, suite of rooms
3. Wave –move one’s hand to and fro in greeting or as a signal
Synonyms – gesture, gesticulate, signal, sign, beckon, indicate, motion
Waive –refrain from insisting on or using
Synonyms – relinquish, renounce, give up, abandon, reject, surrender, yield, cede, do without
4. Negligent –failing to take proper care over something
Synonyms – careless, failing to take proper care, remiss, neglectful, lax, irresponsible, inattentive, heedless
Negligible –so small or unimportant as to be not worth considering
5. Palate –the roof of the mouth
Palette –a thin board or slab on which an artist lays and mixes colours
Pellet –a small, rounded
Synonyms – little ball, little piece
6. Violence –behaviour involving physical force intended to hurt, damage
Synonyms – brutality, brute force, roughness, ferocity, fierceness, savagery, cruelty, sadism, barbarity
Violation –the action of violating someone or something
Synonyms – contravention, breach, infringement, infraction, breaking, transgression
7. Decent –of an acceptable standard
Synonyms – satisfactory, reasonable, fair, acceptable, adequate, sufficient, sufficiently good, good enough, ample, up to scratch, up to the mark, up to standard
Descent –an act of moving downwards, dropping
Synonyms – going down, coming down
Dissent –the holding or expression of opinions at variance with those commonly or officially held
8. Fortuitous –happening by chance rather than intention
Synonyms – chance, unexpected, unanticipated, unpredictable, unforeseen, unlooked-for, serendipitous
Fortunate –favored by or involving good luck
Synonyms – lucky, favored, blessed, blessed with good luck, in luck
9. Deprecate –express disapproval of
Synonyms – disapprove of, deplore, abhor, find unacceptable, be against, frown on, take a dim view of
Depreciate –diminish in value over a period of time.
Synonyms – decrease in value, lose value, decline in price, drop in price, fall in price, cheapen, devalue
10. Prescribe –advise and authorize the use of (a medicine or treatment) for someone
Synonyms – order, advise, authorize, direct
Proscribe –forbid, especially by law
Synonyms – forbid, prohibit, ban, bar, disallow, rule out, embargo, veto, make illegal, interdict, outlaw, taboo
