Most Repeated Vocabulary Words & Synonyms in FPSC, PPSC & NTS TEST y Word Type _| Meaning & Synonyms | t 1_| abhor ly detest, hate 2 | abridge vo _| shorter , condense, reduce 3|accdaim “| approval, praise — 4 | avcoutrements |n___| equipment, provisions 5 adj skilled at 8 adj___| skilful, adept x z in praise, respect, worship, =| 8 n isfortune, | 8! adj 10} 2 adj 11 | ambiguous | adj unclear, confusing : _12 | ambivalent | adj undecided _ _ 43 | ambivalent adj “undecided, unsure 14 liorate ty improve, make positive strides 45 | amiable adj _| friendly, agreeable _ 16 | amicable adj friendly r 47 | anachronistic adj misdated, having an error in time - antagonistic _~ adj ! “ 49} apathy in . 20 | ardor adj passion t 21 artogant.” ___ adj insulting, overconfident i} 22 | articulate _ adj __| well-spoken, ability to speak well _ 23 | assiduous adj | hard -working, tireless __24 | astute adj mentally sharp, skilled : 25 | audacious _ adj ___| bold. daring, unafraid _ a __26 | augment v add (0, increase _27 | aversion a hatred, dislike _ _28 | belligerent _adj hostite,harsh =) _29 | benevolent ag generous 4 30] benevolent ag kind , generous __31 | benign adj harmless, mild ~~a = = —_L yell at, scold ~ = Rare | without, deprived of i 34 | candor honesty, truthfulness _ 38 _capricious | indecisive, fickle i——S6 carping finding fault in something t 37 | castigate to punish | | 38. castigate _ _ | otiticize, chastise, condemn. | 38 | caustic | harsh, bitter, severe 40 | censure | criticize, reprimand, blame _ 41} charlatan_ phony, fraud, imposter : 42 _ circumspect __ | careful, cautious _ } i 43 cogent ____| tagical, rational, convincing 44 coherent adj | clear, easy to understand 45 | compliant | adj____ agreeable, yielding, submissive _| 46 | conciliatory adj | always giving in, making peace concise adj | brief, to the point | confounded ____ confused | congenial | adj___ pleasant a contempt ;o defiance _ _conundum _|n_ ___| fiddle, problem _ s2 | convoluted adj tame involved _ j 53 | cordial adj gracious, kind — \" crude, unrefined, having bad | “54 | crass: ad] Manners ost as 55 | curtail vo | shorten, reduce sey j__58 | dearth [a | Searcity, shortage _ + __§7 | decorous adj _| proper, polite, welkmannered | je, humiliate _ e sea ie I el by the open | 59 demonstrative adj | expression ofemation —_ } 60 | denigrate vo | to put down verbally, criticize \ - destitule |ad)__ extremely poor_ aS | devious jad] ——sheaky, trickyto stray away from a main topic in 63 | digress y writing or speaking - 64 | dilemma n difficulty, difficult situation __ 65 | diligent | adj hard-working a to deny knowledge or 66 | disavow v responsibility of 67 | discem v be aware, detect, comprehend —_| observant, having an awareness ___68 | disceming adj, of 4 69 | discretion n cautious, having good judgment__| | belittle, show disrespect for. say | | __70 | disparage v unkind things about 71 | disreputable adj shameful, disgraceful 72 | divisive | adj Creating division or separation 73 | dogged adj stubbom, persistent C 74 | dogmatic adj___| stubbom, absolutely sure 75 | dubious. __| adj doubtful, skeptical, questionable |____ 76 dupe iF | to. deceive a person _77 | eccentric _ | adj odd, strange | ____78 | ecstatic _ adj | veryhappy | __78 | elated dj __| overjoyed, very happy | 80__ eloquent adj wellspoken | | to make beautiful by decorating; 81 embellish |v _ to add fictitious details to a story | __ 82 | emulate Vv _| try to be like, imitate | 83 enervated |v exhausted, weakened | _84_ enervating adj exhausting | ____85_ enhance _ v___| improve 86 enigma iin pale | 87 | enigmatic __| adj puzzling, strange _| 88 __enmit in __hatred, dislike | __89 ephemeral _| adj | existing for a short time, fleeting 90 | eradicate Me | erase, femove __—81 | erratic adj ‘odd, inconsistent i __92 | erroneous _ adj _| mistaken, derived from errorhappy, overjoyed fleeting, passing, short-lived make something worse, anger, v incite v to praise highly extravagant adj excessive, extreme extroverted adj outgoing, sociable fastidious adj meticulous, fussy fervent adj passionate, intense fickle adj indecisive florid adj showy, omate 103 | flourish Ly thrive, bloom graw 104 fats ag | proses | ____ 105 | frivolous adj __| unimportant, - __106 | frugal adj ___| thrifty, cheap, not spending much _| 107 | galvanize _ |v —_—| stimulate,energize, stirup —_—| 108 | genial adj kind, pleasant 109 | gregarious _ adj | outgoing, sociable = 110 | hackneyed adj | over familiar due to overuse; trite 111 | haughty adj | arrogant, overbearing one who is devoted to seeking - _ 112 | hedonist _ {a pleasure | heinous _{ adi __horrible, disgusting _ —_— = humble adj simple, modest | impetuous adj hasty harmless, having no adverse 116 | innocuous —_—| adj effects ee 117 | insipid adj dull, uninteresting, boring 118 | insolent adj nude, disrespectful, snobby 449 | interminable | ad _endless 420 intransigent | adj Stubborn 121 | intrepid adj brave, fearless _ "422 | introverted v shy, keeping to yourself 123 | invigorated |w jenergized__124 | imeproachable _ adj ae to blame, innocent 125 | irresolute adj undecided, uncertain — 126 | labyrinth n maze 127 | lavish adj extravagant, overly generous _ 128 | loathing _ n __| hatred, disgust 129 | lucid adj | clear, logical, thought through _ 130 _| machinations 134 | misanthrope _ schemes, plots n _ | or saying ‘insufficient, very careful, paying attention to details = anti-social person | 140 notorious ___ 135 | mitigate _ ease, soothe, soften 136 | morose adj gloomy, sad 137 | munificent adj generous 138 | nalve _adj simple, inexperienced _139 | nalve _ __| adj__| simple-minded, trusting well-known, usually for a bad adj quality or reason 141 obdurate —s_| adj | stubbom _ _ 142 | obscure_ |. adj ,Slouded, vague __ 143 | obstinate adj | stubbom 144 | obtuse adj __| simple-minded, stupid _ 145 | ominous __| adj threatening 146 | opulent adj __| wealthy, rich, luxurious 147 | omate __ adj | veryfancy, decorated a general truth or principle; adage ] ___148 | ostentatious | ad | showy, flaunting | 149 | pacific adj peaceful, calm — 150 | pallid adj _ lacking color, pale : model of excellence, shining | 151 paragon na | example | 152 _ parsimony n | stingy frugal |+. | being sorry for what you did, contrite : determined to finish, not to give held on, endured, kept al it “montally insightful, wise, shrewd ___| generous person peaceful,calm | _profoundly moving or touching larogant | showy, conceited | one with exceptional talents or 166, A 2 167 adj _ 168: adj —_| careful, wise a 169 | p ad). _ hostiie, harsh, wanting to fight __170 | pur adj | exact, strict, formal a state of perplexity or 171 | ¢ N__ uncertainty; a predicament iz adj inclined to complain 173 n _ storyteller, narrator aa | beaming, shining, beautiful a8 | hungry, starving 176 | recluse ln loner, hermit “in | adj living or being alone _ ___178 | refined _/ adj_ polite, well-bred 179 | N | blame, scold 180 | reputable __| 8dj____| respectable, honorable 181 | resol | adj determined 482 | an | a.course of action decided upon183 | revelry n partying, merry-making 184 | revere v respect a great deal, to honor 185 | reverence n fespect . 186 | sagacious adj wise, shrewd 187 _| sanguine optimistic, cheerful 188 | scrupulous conscientious, careful, rigorous 189 | serene adj peaceful, calm 190 | skeptical adj doubtful, questionable 191 | smug adj arrogant, snobby ___192 _ somber | adj | gloom: sad a 193 | | 194 squel v silence, suppress, quiet 195 steadfast | adj_—_loyal, faithful 196 stingy adj cheap, not generous ____ 197 stoic adj unemotional, indifferent 198 succinct fad brief, to the point _ 198 succumb v _to give in orto give up, yield 200 sullen adj loomy, sad, down in the dumps 201 __ supplant v to substitute for another, displace 202 | surfeited M _lexcess,extra 203 | surplus n extra amount, oversupply I 204 | surreptitious adj _| secret, sneaky { 205 | tactful | adj diplomatic, courlecus _ 206 | tenacious | adj stubborn, determined, persistent |___207 | tenacity _ /n___| determination, drive 208 | terse fj adj short, brief 209 | theatrical adj emotional , dramatic im |f 210 | timid adj shy, bashful ___211 | tranquil — adj | peaceful, calm | temporary, staying for a short |__212 | transient_ adj __| time +. 213 | trivial [aaj unimportant|___214 | undermine ly weaken | 215 | unscrupulous adj dishonest 216 | untenable undefendable 217 | utopian ideal, perfect 218 | vacillating showing indecision 219 | venerated fespected, admired a short writing, usually very 220 descriptive 221 degrade, slander 222 | virtuoso an expert 223 | virulent extremely infectious or poisonous 224 | vitriolic adj overly critical, scathing 225 decrease, subside 228 | wavered 227 | wax __ 228 | zeal zealous v fluctuated, shifted adj increase, grow E _passion, enthusiasm eager, enthusiastic