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XII-STD,ENGLISH
Synonyms & Antonyms (TB)
LESSON-1
Synonyms:
1.If there is any in this assembly, any dear friend of Caesar’s. .
a)crowd b)association c)country d)court
2. As he was valiant, I honour him. a)valuable b)beautiful c)donation d)brave
3. I pause for a reply. a)push b)pass c)stop d)request
4. I do entreat you, not a man depart…. a)treats b)irritates c)request d)tried
5. If it were so, it was a grievous fault. . .a)grief b)serious c)great d)grey
6. He hath brought many captives home to Rome. a)prisoners b)captivating c)captain d)kingdoms
7.If, then, that my friend demand why Brutus rose against Caesar.
a)visited b)start c)spoke d)revolted
8. And dip their napkins in his sacred blood. a)impure b)sacrifice c)holy d)secret
9.Who is here so vile that will not love his country? (base) a)bravery b)disgusting c)well d)rich .
10.Here comes his body mourned by Mark Antony (grieved).
a)looked into b)accompanied c)neatly d)grieved
Antonyms:
1. Life is but an empty dream. a)full b)noisy c)sweet d)sad
2. Art is long and Time is fleeting. a)uncertain b)moving c)running d)permanent
3. We can make our lives sublime. a)bright b)lowly c)rich d)superior
4. This Caesar was a tyrant. a)king b)servant c)democrat d)aristocrat
5. There is not a nobler man in Rome than Antony. a)meaner b)greater c)quiker d)richer
6. Runs were scored at a very slow pace. a) fine0 b) dangerous c) dull d) fast
7. When he heard the news he was very agitated.

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a) celebrated b) calm
8. The staircase is quite broad.
9. Quite a few of my friends are selfish.
c) punished
a) bored
a) generous
10. Whatever she does, she does it in a methodical manner.
d) demonstrated
b) rich c) narrow
b) mean
d) sacred
c) brave d) poor

a) graphical b) planned c) organised d) random

LESSON-2
Synonyms:
1. Mahatma Gandhi was a ceaseless crusader of women’s equality.
a)untiring, b) determined, c)conscious, d)faithful)
2. Yet, with Gandhi a new, unique element emerged.(a)submerged, b)identified, c) arose, d)found)
3. ...........in the early years he construed as stubbornness.(a)configured, b)confused, c)contrived,
d)interpreted)
4. Has she not greater intuition? (a)insight, b) intimidation, c) courage, d)mentality
5. ...... if the men and women of India cultivate in themselves the courage to face death bravely and non-
violently .................(a)culture, b)develop, c)fertilise, d) plant
Antonyms:
1. Frailty, thy name is woman. (a)strength, b)knowledge, c)loyalty, d)pity
2. .... radically different from that of any earlier reformer.(a)dull, b) miserably, c)moderately, d) drastically
3. He took on the role of a domineering husband. (a)subjective, b)objective, c)powerful, d)submissive)
4. Women’s marvellous power is lying dormant. (a)ordinary, b)magnificent, c)bright, d)dull
5. .....nor can they develop the gift nature has bestowed on them. (a)denied, b) obtained, c)betrayed,
c)belied
LESSON-3
Synonyms:
i) I had been rudely awakened several times. (a) slept (b) roused (c) made weak (d) disturbed
ii) Leaving us stranded in the civilization of Milam…

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(a) confused (b) embarrassed (c) delighted (d) rendered unable to move further
iii) We hop over stones on landslides and delicately tread on the glacier rubble.
(a) quickly (b) carefully (c) loudly (d) roughly
iv) The summits of Hardeoli and Trishuli at the glacier’s head are unreal in their consummate beauty.
(a) complete (b) partial (c) unnatural (d) concrete
v) …….. but they have retained their enterprise.(a) continued to possess (b) gained (c) lost (d) obtained
Antonyms:
i) He is a sturdy young man. (a) dynamic (b) strong (c) weak (d) ambitious
ii) … then into the shrouded Milam valley (a) uncovered (b) hidden (c) protected (d) secluded
iii) ……. highest abandoned village in the world. (a) adapted (b) unrestrained (c) deserted (d) inhabited
iv) The rabbit was eventually caught … . (a) incidentally (b) initially (c) uneventful (d) spectacularly
v) It snows continuously ….. (a) intermediate (b) alternately (c) intermittently (d) regularly
LESSON-4
Synonyms:
1. It is the fate of those . . . . .to be exposed to censure.
a) obscene b)increase c)criticism d)detecting
2. There was perplexity to be disentangled. a)excitement b)sick c)complication d)several
3. Slight avocation will seduce attention. a) tempt b)decreased c)make d)generate
4. It may repress the triumph of malignant criticism.
a) preferred b)restrain c)ended d)retreated
5. When I am animated by this wish I look with pleasure on my book.
a)motivated b)free c)acting d)excited
Antonyms:
1. It has spread under the direction of chance into wild exuberance.
a) apathy b) sympathy c) dislike d) despair

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2. I therefore dismiss it with frigid tranquility. a) sedation b) agitation c) irritation
3. I found our speech copious without order.
a) initiative b) original
4. A few wild blunders and risible absurdities
c) meagre d) monotonous
d) desperation

a) submerged b) serious c) comical d) pathetic

5. … analogy, which though in some other words obscure, was evident in others.
a) present b) existing c) alive d) clear
LESSON-5
Synonyms:
1. He picked up wasps we battered with our badminton rackets.
a)thrashed b)hammered c)struck d)bettered
2. Snakes were the most vile of God’s creatures. a) cruel b)stealthy c)evil temper d)guilt
3. He fell on the floor and stared at the Cobra, petrified with fear.
a) trembled with fever b)screamed c)purified d)charged
Antonyms:
1. While Brahma is the creator. a) recreation b)destroyer c)correction d)resurrection
2.Our teacher is interested in monitoring weak students
a) annoyed b)decided c)affectionate d)indifferent
3.My employer always trusted me. a) scold b)force c)suspect d)respect
4.There are many people who despise the snake . a)depose b)appreciate c)kill d)threaten
LESSON-6
Synonyms:
1. Rockets which struck unheralded by sound or sight
a) unrecorded b) unannounced c) unprepared d) unheard
2. A proliferation accelerated to something like the speed of light
a) increased b) speeded up c) hastened d) rushed
3. Striving to harness the ultimate secret . a) capture b) reveal c) control d) conquer
4. The stench .... was nauseating a) stink b) odour c) flavour d) perfume

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5. They were .... industrious enough to slave in the paddy-fields

a) humble b) productive c) sincere d) hard-working
Antonyms:
1. To liberate the ultimate power in Nature a) final b) initial c) external d) closest
2. The familiar ball of fire which travels through the sky seemed for an instant extinguished
a) hidden b) begun c) faded d) lit
3. In place of the great liberal .... there sat men ... of smaller stature
a) miser b) reformist c) tyrant d) conservative
4. The stoniest of hearts must have cursed the gift
a) praised b) blessed c) appreciated d) lauded
5. ‘To hell with it’ - a facile, trivial phrase
a) unimportant b) worthy c) significant d) long
ANSWERS SYNONYMS ANTONYMS
LESSON-1 1a,2d,3c,4b,5b,6a,7d,8c,9b,10d 1a,2d,3b,4c,5a,6d,7b,8c,9a,10d

LESSON-2 1a,2c,3d,4a,5b 1a,2c,3d,4a,5a

LESSON-3 1b,2d,3b,4a,5a 1c,2a,3d,4b,5c,
LESSON-4 1c,2c,3a,4b,5a 1a,2b,3c,4b,5d
LESSON-5 1a,2c,3a 1b,2d,3c,4b
LESSON-6 1b,2b,3c,4a,5d 1b,2d,3d,4b,5c

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