If you’ve gone through the question papers of CLAT and AILET 2023, you must have noticed the high percentage of questions asked from Vocabulary, which was a distinct change from the expected pattern. To help you learn and revise vocabulary easily and quickly, CLATalogue brings you a new series of posts!
1. Serried
Meaning: pressed together
Synonyms: congested, brimming, crammed
Antonyms: deserted, clear, empty
2. Risible
Meaning: arousing or provoking laughter
Synonyms: amusing, ludicrous, comical
Antonyms: serious, unfunny
3. Moribund
Meaning: no longer effective
Synonyms: inactive, stagnant
Antonyms: thriving, recovering
4. Idiosyncrasy
Meaning: unusual feature
Synonyms: eccentricity, trait
Antonyms: normality, usualness
5. Enthuse
Meaning: to make somebody feel excited and encouraged
Synonyms: motivate, encourage, spur
Antonyms: apathetic, indifferent, nonchalant.
6. Febrile
Meaning: Nervous or excited
Synonyms:Tense, edgy, fidgety, flushed, jittery
Antonyms: cold, freezing
7. Proliferate
Meaning: grow rapidly
Synonyms: breed, expand, escalate, multiply
Antonyms: shrink, decrease
8. Deportment
Meaning: how a person behaves and presents themselves.
Synonyms: comportment, bearing, conduct, posture.
9. Vicissitude
Meaning: variation in circumstances or fortune
Synonyms: Fluctuation, permutation, alteration, mutability
Antonyms: Similarity, stagnation, uniformity, stability
10. ContrivanceMeaning: some gadget or device created through use of imagination
Synonyms: concoction, artifice, contraption, gimmick
Antonyms: replica, facsimile, duplication
11. GravitasMeaning: seriousness and dignity
Synonyms: seriousness, intentness, solemnity, graveness
Antonyms: flippency, levity, facetiousness
12. JeremiadMeaning: long and mournful complaint
Synonyms: diatribe, screed, harangue, vituperation
Antonyms: compliment, praise, flattery
13. IngeniousMeaning: smart and clever
Synonyms: creative, resourceful, shrewd, skillful
Antonyms: foolish, open, dull
14. IngenuousMeaning: innocent and naive
Synonyms: artless, candid, frank
Antonyms: deceitful, dishonest
15. IntransigenceMeaning: refusal to change one’s feelings
Synonyms: inflexibility, obstinacy, bullheadedness, contumacy
Antonyms: pliant, flexible, yielding.
Practice these words at regular intervals, and keep an eye on this space for more such posts!