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Class VIII
Vocabulary Sheet No 1(April)

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S.NO WORD SYNONYM ANTONYM USAGE

1. Hypothetical Speculative, Certain, definite None of these is a hypothetical

imaginary situation.
2. Clamour Commotion, discord Quiet The clamour of the agitated
(clam – shout) crowd grew louder.
3. Connoisseur (con critic ,gourmet Amateur, novice The connoisseur of fine foods
– with, together) knew exactly what condiments
to use.
4. Credence Belief , certainty Distrust The theory is
(cred – believe) gaining credence among
scientists.
5. Egocentric Conceited , egoist Humble , meek His behaviour gave every
(centr – center) indication that he was
an egocentric person.
6. Flabbergasted(v) Astound, amaze Expect, presume She was too flabbergasted to
speak, when she was declared
the topper of her class topper.
7. Belligerent Quarrelsome, hostile Friendly,peaceable His belligerent attitude
consistently gets him into
trouble.
8. Cogent Forceful, convincing Weak, ineffective There was a cogent argument
among the warring commanders
for calling a cease fire at the
border.
9. Deprecate Criticize, deplore Praise, compliment He deprecated the proposal to
build a new highway.

10. Reminiscent Reflective, nostalgic oblivious The way he laughed was

strangely reminiscent of his
father.

11. Exuberant(adj) Cheerful, vivacious Depressed, His exuberance towards the

unenthusiastic activity surprised everyone.
12. Colloquial (adj) Conversational, Formal, standard Colloquial language should be
idiomatic avoided in all formal
conversation.
13. Jeopardy (noun) Hazard, vulnerable Safety, protection He would never do anything to
jeopardize his career.
14. Aberration(noun) Strangeness, Normality, His outburst of anger was
eccentricity regularity an aberration in his usually
calm demeanor.
15. Audacious (adj) Courageous, bold Humble, meek Although Vinita is an
audacious athlete, she does not
participate in any dangerous
sports.

16. Beguile (v) Dupe, bluff Prevent, dissuade She beguiled them into
believing her version of events.
17. Benevolent (adj) Generous, charitable Greedy, spiteful The King’s benevolent nature
made him popular among the
masses.
18. Colossal(adj) Gigantic, titanic Small, tiny The singer earns a colossal
amount of money from his
concerts.
19. Complacent(adj) Smug, conceited Dissatisfied, He had become complacent after
discontent years of success.
20. Dishevelled (adj) Untidy, unkempt Tidy He looked tired and dishevelled
after a long day’s work.
21. Destitute(adj) Impoverished, Prosperous, rich When he died, his family was
penniless left completely destitute.
22. Emaciated(adj) Thin, anorexic Overweight, plump He was thirty, but looked fifty,
with pale skin, hopeless eyes
and an emaciated body,
covered with sores.
23. Elucidate(v) Clarify, explain Vague, ambiguous The aim of the report is to
elucidate the main points of the
new regulation.
24. Circumvent (v) bypass, to check Aid, assist The robbers found it quite easy
to circumvent security and get
inside the restricted area.

25. Abominate Abhor, loathe, detest Like, admire I abominate the behaviour of
people who cause hurt to
others.
 AMITY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
VOCABULARY DRILL SHEET 1(April)
CLASS VIII
I) Circle the odd one out:
a) Astound, amaze, Flabbergasted, ambiguous
b) Expect, Smug, conceited, Complacent
c) Audacious, Courageous, bold, discontent
d) Nostalgic, reflective, Clarify, reminiscent
e) Cadeverous,anorexic, Astound, Emaciated
f) Impoverished, Generous, penniless, Destitute
g) Commotion, plump, discord, Clamour
h) Generous, Beguile, charitable, Benevolent
i) Bluff, Hazard, vulnerable, Jeopardy
j) Abhor, Smug, loathe, detest

II) Solve the crossword puzzle given below:-

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10

DOWN ACROSS
1.untidy 3. certainty
2.dupe 6. quarrelsome
4.cheerful 8. critic
5.to check 9. loathe
7.criticize 10. forceful

III)Match the following words with their Antonyms:

S No. Word Antonym
1. Deprecate Prosperous
2. Colossal Dissatisfied
3. Audacious Formal
4. Complacent plump
5. Destitute compliment
6. Emaciated Expect
7. Colloquial Weak
8. Flabbergasted Vague
9. Elucidate Tiny
10. Cogent Meek

IV) In the following sentences a word is underlined. Find the alternative which has nearly
the same meaning to the given word:
1) Mudit’s hostile attitude has led to criticism from all.
a) friendly b) sympathetic c) belligerent
2) They gave a convincing demonstration of the car’s safety features.
a) Dissatisfied b) discontent c) cogent
3) What’s all the commotion in the hallway?
a) ambiguous b) clamor c) Explicate
4) Brenn brought up a _____________case to make this point.
a) hypothetical b) tiny c) Dissatisfied
5) Many hotels have a multitude of attractions to bluff the tourists.
a) friendly b) beguile c) extort
6) The old beggar is cadaverous like a corpse.
a) hostile b) emaciated c) cogent
7) They found a way of bypassing the law
a) Circumventing b) sympathetic c) belligerent
8) My neighbours have an unkempt lawn.
a) friendly b) disheveled c) beguile

V) Fill in the blanks with the correct option:-

Destitute Jeopardy Hypothetical Flabbergasted

Colossal Benevolent Complacent Elucidate

a) This is purely ___________________situation.

b) A_____________ skyscraper is being constructed at Noida.
c) _____________ people generally suffer from malnutrition.
d) Early success made him _____________ and from then on he never tried to improve.
e) I was _____________________ to see the teacher standing before me.
f) A nurse is _____________ and ready to help the needy.
g) Footnotes_____________ the text in a better way.
h) Due to recession thousands of jobs are now in ______________.

VI) Find the antonym/synonym of the words given below in the grid provided:

1) Gigantic
2) Bypass
3) Astound
4) Loathe
5) Compliment
6) Vivacious
7) Courageous
8) Dissuade
9) Conceited

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ANSWER KEY TO VOCABULARY DRILL SHEET1 (April)

CLASS VIII
I.Circle the odd one out:
a) ambiguous
b) Expect
c) discontent
d) clarify
e) Astound
f) Generous
g) plump
h) Beguile
i) Bluff
j) Smug

II) Crossword puzzle:

1) DISHEVELED
2) BEGUILE
3) CREDENCE
4) EXUBERANT
5) CIRCUMVENT
6) BELLIGERENT
7) DEPRECATE
8) CONNOISSEUR
9) ABOMINATE
10) COGENT

III)Match the antonym:

S No. Word Antonym
1. Deprecate compliment
2. Colossal tiny
3. Audacious meek
4. Complacent Dissatisfied
5. Destitute Prosperous
6. Emaciated plump
7. Colloquial Formal
8. Flabbergasted Expect
9. Abominate admire
10. Cogent Weak

IV) In the following sentences a word is underlined. Find the alternative which has nearly the same
meaning to the given word:
1) c) belligerent
2) c) cogent
3) b) clamor
4) a) Hypothetical
5) b) beguile
6) b) emaciated
7) a) circumventing
8) b) disheveled

V) Fill in the blanks with the correct option:-

a) Hypothetical
b) Colossal
c) Destitute
d) Complacent
e) Flabbergasted
f) Benevolent
g) Elucidate
h) Jeopardy

VI) Find the antonym/synonym of the words given below in the grid provided:

1) colossal
2) circumvent
3) Flabbergasted
4) Abominate
5) Deprecate
6) Exuberant
7) Audacious
8) Beguile
9) Egocentric