NTS English Vocabulary List-02
Frequently used NTS English Words List-02:
Keep learning with the same strategy as discussed in the first lesson including synonyms & antonyms. Try to revise as frequently as you can throughout the day for better memory.
|
Sr# |
Word |
Meaning |
Synonyms |
Antonyms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 026. | eloquent | well spoken; fluent; wordy | articulate; magniloquent; ardent; expressive; fervent; passionate; persuasive; vivid; impressive; rhetoric | calm; cold; dull; frigid; indifferent |
| 027. | loquacious | very talkative | garrulous; voluble; fluent; verbose; wordy; gossipy; gabby | quiet; silent; retrained |
| 028. | circumlocution | talking around the subject; indirect speech | evasion; euphemism; wordiness | conciseness; directness; terseness |
| 029. | colloquial | informal; using everyday language | conversational; common; popular | formal; standard |
| 030. | grandiloquent | speaking in pompous manner; big-talking | bombastic; histrionic; pompous; overblown; rhetorical; magniloquent | simple; plain; unadorned; unpretentious |
| 031. | elocution | expressiveness | eloquence; articulation; dramatic; speech | quiet; silence; inarticulate |
| 032. | garrulous | talkative | loquacious; voluble; chattering; wordy | reserved; silence |
| 033. | pontificate | speak pompously | declaim; sermonize; dogmatize; admonish; preach; lecture; moralize | |
| 034. | verbose | talkative | prolix; discursive; digressive; bombastic; circumlocutory; garrulous; grandiloquent; loquacious | concise; succinct |
| 035. | verbatim | word-for-word; accurately | precisely; exactly | different; inaccurate |
| 036. | ineffable | unable to express in words | unspeakable; incredible; spiritual; celestial; divine; transcendent | definable; utter-able; describable |
| 037. | tangential | irrelevant; off-topic; only superficially relevant | irrelevant; immaterial; incidental; unrelated; extraneous; divergent | relevant |
| 038. | taut | rigid; tight | tense; firm; stiff; stressed; stretched | loose; flabby; |
| 039. | discursive | staying from topic; deviating | rambling; excursive; prolix; erratic; digressive; wandering; desultory | concise |
| 040. | benefactor | supporter; donor; helper; assistant; aid | contributor; promotor; patron; sponsor; philanthropist; angel; altruist | opponent; enemy; antagonist |
| 041. | benign | harmless; kindly; friendly; favorable; amiable | innocuous; gracious; liberal; genial; generous; congenial; beneficent | harsh; rough; harmful; violent |
| 042. | benevolent | kind; compassionate | benign; generous; humane; altruistic; bountiful; chivalrous | cruel; hateful; miserly; greedy |
| 043. | benediction | expression of good wishes | approval; blessing; grace; favor; gratitude; praise | criticism; refusal; disapproval |
| 044. | euphemism | nice way of saying something; positive word | circumlocution; delicacy; grandiloquence; | |
| 045. | eulogy | a praising tribute; glorification | encomium; laudation; extolment; paean; tribute; salutation; acclaim; | blame; criticism; censure; condemn |
| 046. | ingratiate | put oneself in good favor with another; | flatter; wheedle; toady; cajole; | offend; repel; repulse; deter; disgust |
| 047. | gratuity | small payment in gratitude; gift; tip | bonus; perk; boon; bounty; reward | |
| 048. | gratis | free; gift | costless; gift; gratuitous; free | costly; expensive |
| 049. | gratify | to please | appease; mollify; indulge; delight | depress; hurt; annoy; frustrate; |
| 050. | euphonious | pleasing to the ear | agreeable; dulcet; harmonious; mellifluous; rhythmic; smooth; tuneful | irritable; unpleasant |
