WORDLIST-1 : Unpleasant, dislike, disgust , hate Repugnant Odious Repulsion Repel Despicable Loathe Detest Abhor Scurvy Aversion

Antipathy Ani osity

Old fashioned, outdated

Antediluvian Archaic Dated Anti!uated "uaint Out oded Obsolete

Anachronis

1 a person# a custo or an idea that see s old-$ashioned and does not belong to the present% The monarchy is seen by many people as an anachronism in the modern world. She said nuclear weapons were an anachronism in the post cold war era. 2 so ething that is placed# $or e&a ple in a boo' or play# in the (rong period

o$ history% The book is full of anachronisms which suggests there were parts rewritten in later centuries. )hronicle a (ritten record o$ events in the order in (hich they happened% the AngloSaxon Chronicle. Her latest novel is a chronicle of life in a evon village. 1 *OF A NUMBER OF EVENTS+ arranged in the order in (hich they happened% The facts should be presented in chronological order. 2 chronological age *FORMAL+ the nu ber o$ years a person has lived as opposed to their level o$ physical# ental or e otional develop ent

)hronological

)onte porary

Living or occurring at the sa e ti e OR beonging to or occurring in the present OR $ollo(ing odern ideas or $ashion in style or design% )onte porary designs 1 coterminous (with something) *OF COUNTRIES OR AREAS+ sharing a border 2 coterminous (with something) *OF THINGS OR IDEAS+ having so uch in co on that they are al ost the sa e as each other% He seems to regard the interests of the state as coterminous with the interests of the party in government. ,aving the sa e age or date o$ origin- conte porary OR a person o$ roughly the sa e age as onesel$- a conte porary% .etrarch and )haucer (ere coeval /they belonged to the sa e era%

)oter inous

)oeval

care$ul (hen dealing (ith so ebody0so ething because you thin' that there ay be a danger or proble Wary

Synonym: CAUTIOUS. wary (of somebody/something) !e wary of strangers who

offer you a ride. wary (of doing something) She was wary of getting involved with him. He gave her a wary look. The police will need to keep a wary eye on this area of town *1 (atch it care$ully# in case there is trouble+. sensible and care$ul (hen you a'e 2udge ents and decisions- avoiding unnecessary ris's a prudent businessman. a prudent decision"investment. #t might be more prudent to get a second opinion before going ahead. thin'ing very care$ully about so ething be$ore doing it# because there ris's involved ay be

.rudent

)ircu spect

Synonym: CAUTIOUS. He was very circumspect in his financial affairs.

circumspection *INFORMAL+ leery (of something/somebody)3 leery (of doing something) suspicious or care$ul about so ething0so ebody# and trying to avoid doing it or dealing (ith the

Leery

Synonym: WAR . The government is leery of changing the current law.

4ingerly ,eed$ul

in a care$ul (ay# because you are a$raid o$ being hurt# o$ He opened the box gingerly and looked inside. so ebody0so ething

a'ing a noise# etc

heedful (of somebody/something) *FORMAL+ paying care$ul attention to

5irulent

1 *OF A DISEASE OR POISON+ e&tre ely dangerous or har $ul and !uic' to have an e$$ect% a virulent form of influen$a 2 *FORMAL+ sho(ing strong negative and bitter $eelings% %irulent criticism virulent nationalism . !irulence, !irulentl" bitter and long lasting hatred% having or sho(ing a desire to har other people

Rancor

6alevolence

Synonym: #A$ICIOUS#
malevolent eyes

WIC%&'(

malevolent intentions/thoughtshis dark

Opposite:

)&*&+O$&*T.

male!olence

a $eeling o$ hatred $or so ebody that causes a desire to har the % He sent the letter out of malice. She is entirely without malice. He certainly bears you no malice *1 does not (ant to har you+. The ghosts are described as if they bear actual malice towards humans. 6alice Idioms:

,ith malice aforethought

itting a cri e or har ing so ebody

(ith the deliberate intention o$ co 1 violent and cruel

Synonym: )RUTA$. a vicious attack. a vicious criminal. She has a vicious

temper. 5icious 2 *OF ANIMALS + aggressive and dangerous% a vicious dog - *OF AN ATTACK, CRITICISM, ETC.+ $ull o$ hatred and anger% She wrote me a vicious letter. The newspapers launched a vicious attack on him& forcing him to resign. . *INFORMAL+ very bad or severe% a vicious headache. a vicious spiral of rising prices. !iciousl"

&/plain to much0

7elabor

To discuss repeatedly or at length% .lease do not belabor the point

Salvage

1 the act o$ saving things that have been# or are li'ely to be# da aged or lost# especially in a disaster or an accident% the salvage of the wrecked tanker. a salvage company/operation/team 2 the things that are saved $ro a disaster or an accident% an exhibition of the salvage from the wreck )apable o$ being rescued# especially in part# possibly so as to put bac' to use% 8o thing salvageable re ained o$ the (rec'

Salvageable

Re1ellious, uncon!entional

Subversive

trying or li'ely to destroy or da age the authority o$ a political# religious or govern ent syste by attac'ing it secretly or indirectly

Synonym: S&'ITIOUS. subversive activities. subversive NOUN He was a known

political subversive. Su1!ersi!el",su1!ersi!eness plural reactionaries *DISAPPROVING+ a person ,ho is opposed to political or social change reactionary ADJECTIVE a reactionary government. reactionary politics a person $ighting against the govern ent or ar ed $orces o$ their o(n country

Reactionary

Insurgent

Synonym: R&)&$
an attack by armed insurgent. sinsurgent groups a an (ho does dangerous and cri inal things (ithout caring about hi sel$ or other people 1 *o$ten used as an ad2ective+ a person (ho leaves one political# religious# etc% group to 2oin another that has very di$$erent vie(s% a renegade priest 2 a person (ho opposes and lives outside a group or society that they used to belong to

Desperado

Renegade

A person !o "eser#s $n" %e#r$&s $n or'$n()$#(on, *o+n#r&, or se# o, pr(n*(p-es. $ person !o $%$n"ons re-('(on. $n oppos(#e. $ person !o %e!$/es (n $ re%e--(o+s-& +n*on/en#(on$- 0$nner. The renegade leader had quite a large following amongst the rural masses. Synonym: OUT$AW
a person (ho strongly disagrees (ith and critici9es the o$$icial policy# especially that o$ the govern ent in a country (here this 'ind o$ action is dangerous% left-wing dissidents. His classmates often isolated the perpetually dissident student. dissidence situation in (hich a large group o$ people try to ta'e political control o$ their o(n country (ith violence % Open re!olt against ci!il authorit" or go!ernment%

Dissident

Insurrection

Synonym: U2RISI*3
an armed insurrection against the regime. insurrectionar" 1 a belie$ or an opinion that is against the principles o$ a particular religion- the $act o$ holding such belie$s% He was burned at the stake for heresy. The heresies of the early 'rotestants 2 a belie$ or an opinion that disagrees strongly (ith (hat ost people believe% The idea is heresy to most employees of the firm. a person (ho is guilty o$ heresy A person (ho holds controversial opinions# especialy one (ho publicly dissents $ro the o$$icially accepted dog a o$ established religions% a person (ho critici9es popular belie$s or established custo s and ideas% not $ollo(ing the usual or accepted belie$s and opinions a person (ho does not behave or thin' li'e everyone else# but (ho has independent# unusual opinions a political maverick. averic' ADJECTIVE :ONL1 BEFORE NOUN;a maverick film director One that re$uses to abide by the dictates o$ or resists adherence to a group% <very group has a averic' in it% a person (ho does not $ollo( nor al (ays o$ thin'ing or behaving% noncon$or ist# *onconformist not $ollo(ing (hat is done or considered nor al or acceptable by di$$erent and interesting =nconventional ost people-

,eresy

,eretical Iconoclast ,eterodo&

6averic'

8oncon$or ist

Synonym: U*ORT4O'O5. an unconventional approach to the problem.

unconventional views. The maga$ine describes him as having unconventional good looks. 1 concerning the co plete ost basic and i portant parts o$ so ething- thorough and

Synonym: 6AR7R&AC4I*3. the need for radical changes in education. demands

Radical for radical reform of the law. radical differences between the sexes 2 ne(# di$$erent and li'ely to have a great e$$ect% radical ideas. a radical solution to the problem. radical proposals - in $avour o$ thorough and co plete political or social change% the radical wing of the party. radical politicians"students"writers