Vidyasagar Competitive Synonyms and Antonyms - Chapter 40

A collection of vocabulary flashcards covering terms 976 to 1000 from the lecture notes on synonyms and antonyms.

Pacific [N]

Peaceful, appeasing, soothing, quiet, calm, tranquilizing.

Pageant [N]

Display, spectacle, extravaganza, show, parade, representation, tableau.

Palatable [Adj]

Eatable, tasty, appetizing, flavoursome, delicious, mouth-watering, luscious.

Palpable [Adj]

Tangible, feelable, touchable, solid, concrete, obvious, conspicuous.

Paltry [Adj]

Small, meagre, trifling, minor, insignificant, trivial, worthless.

Panacea [N]

Cure-all, cure for all ills, universal cure, universal remedy, elixir, nostrum.

Paradox [N]

Contradiction, self-contradiction, inconsistency, incongruity, anomaly.

Paramount [Adj]

Supreme, uppermost, predominant, foremost, most important.

Paramour [N]

Lover, girlfriend, boyfriend, kept woman, inamorata, fancy woman or boy.

Parity [N]

Equality, levelness, identity, sameness, unity, uniformity, evenness.

Parley [N]

Meeting, council, conference, conversation, discussion speech.

Parochial [Adj]

Narrow-minded, petty, small-minded, limited, restricted, provincial.

Partial [Adj]

Biased, prejudiced, one-sided, discriminatory, unjust, unfair.

Particular [Adj]

Specific, individual, special, peculiar, unusual, uncommon.

Passe [Adj]

Old fashioned, outdated, outmoded, dying, superannuated.

Passionate [Adj]

Enthusiastic, eager, excited, desirous, ardent, zestful, animated; also sexy, amorous, sensual, lustful, hot.

Pathetic [Adj]

Pitiful, pitiable, miserable, wretched, mournful, woeful.

Paucity [N]

Scarcity, sparseness, dearth, shortage, insufficiency, meagerness.

Peevish [Adj]

Irritable, fractious, ill tempered, ill-natured, petulant.

Penchant [N]

Preference, taste, partiality, soft spot, liking, fondness, inclination.

Perennial [Adj]

Everlasting, unending, endless, ceaseless, permanent, perpetual.

Perfidy [N]

Treachery, deceit, double-dealing, infidelity, faithlessness, dishonesty, two-facedness.

Performance [N]

Execution, discharge, accomplishment, achievement, fulfillment.

Perfume [N]

Scent, fragrance, aroma, sweet smell, odour.

Persistent [Adj]

Constant, continual, interminable, incessant, unceasing, endless.