Placement Papers - TCS

1.Harbinger - forerunner, portent, indication
2.Cacophony - dissonance, disharmony
3.Divulge - reveal, disclose
4.Clutch - grasp, grab, clasp, hold
5.Acronym - short form, contraction, ellipsis
6.Illustrious - memorable, well-known, famous
7.Prolific - productive, abundant
8.Divergent - different, deviating, conflicting
9.Jaded - world-weary, tired, lackluster, worn-out, exhausted, bored, fed up
10. Mien - appearance, demeanor
11. Mitigate - alleviate, ease, lessen, soften, allay, moderate
12. Ambitious - determined, grand, striving
13. Aberration - deviation, abnormality, eccentricity, oddness
14. Foray - raid, sortie, incursion, attack, venture
15. Denounce - condemn, accuse, criticize

VERBAL SECTION: Directions for questions 1-15:Find the synonyms of the following words.
Synonyms: (Ref: Barron's Synonyms and Antonyms)
Ponderous - heavy, tedious, cumbersome
Mundane - ordinary, dull, monotonous, dreary
Icon - image, idol, emblem, symbol
Brackish - salty, briny
Mollify - placate, pacify, calm, appease, soothe
Depreciation - reduction, decline
Equanimity - composure, poise, calmness, self-control
Gist - general idea, substance, essence
Gaudy - garish, flashy, extravagant, loud, showy, colorful
Awry - skewed, crooked, wrong
Repartee - banter, joking, word play
Boisterous - energetic, animated
Ungainly - clumsy, awkward, ungraceful, miserly, mean, inelegant, gawky
Whimsical - fanciful, unusual, quirky, capricious
Asperity - roughness, severity, brusqueness
Cavil - quibble, complain, niggle, split hairs, carp
Quixotic - idealistic, romantic, dreamy, unrealistic, impracticable
Profound - deep, intense, thoughtful, reflective, philosophical, weighty, insightful
Incorrigible - habitual, persistent, inveterate, hopeless
Musty - mildewed, moldy, stale, rank, fusty, stuffy
Waif - stray, thing, lose, urchin, orphan
Irk - displease, vex, annoy, trouble, bother, nag, rile
Interdict - prohibit, veto, injunction, bar, embargo
Cohere - hold together
Rupture - break
Moribund - dying, declining, waning
Decollete - low necked, revealing
Callow - inexperienced, immature, youthful
Balmy - mild, clement, pleasant
recalcitrant - unruly, disobedient, obstinate, stubborn
guile - cunningness, deviousness, slyness, cleverness, wiliness, astuteness

Antonyms
1.Compose x disturb
2.Pristine x sullied
3.Turbid x limpid
4.Monetary x non-economical
5.Revere x threaten
6.Hamper x facilitate
7.Transient x permanence
8.Fascinate x mundane
9.Fickle x loyal
10.Contraband x legal goods
11.Repellent x attractive
12.Slur x grace
13.Protean x constant
14.Hidebound x broadminded
15.Precipitate x dilatory/contradictory


Censure - fault, criticize
Optimum - best, most favorable
Candid - frank, open, blunt, upfront, forth-right
Cite - quote, name, mention, refer to, allude to
Effusive - demonstrative, fussy, talkative, overenthusiastic, vociferous, extroverted
Voluble - articulate, vociferous, talkative
Banal - commonplace, trivial, predictable, trite, hackneyed ,unoriginal
Standing - rank, permanent, position, duration, status, reputation, eminence
Nascent - budding, emerging, blossoming, embryonic
Clutch - grasp, grab, hold
Generic - general, basic, common
Empirical - experimental, pragmatic, practical
Anomaly - irregularity, glitch, difference
Circuitous - roundabout, twisty, meandering, indirect, winding, tortuous
Surveillance - observation, watch, shadowing
Objective - aim, impartial, real, purpose, goal
Raucous - rough, wild, hoarse, guttering
Voracious - insatiable, avid, hungry, big, rapacious, greedy
Pedigree - rare-breed, full-blooded, lineage
Fidelity - loyalty, reliability
Augment - supplement, boost, add to, bump up
Precarious - unstable, shaky, risky, uncertain
Derogatory - disparaging, critical, insulting, offensive
Onus - responsibility, burden, obligation, duty
Analogous - similar, akin, related
Expedient - measure, convenient, device, maneuver
Compliance - fulfillment, obedience
Diffident - shy, insecure, timid
Plaintive - mournful, sad, melancholic, nostalgic, lamenting
Insinuate - imply, suggest, make-out, ingratiate yourself
Misdemeanor - wrong, sin, crime, offense
Exonerate - clear, forgive, absolve
Gregarious - outgoing, extroverted, sociable, expressive, unreserved
Benign - kind, benevolent, compassionate
Attenuate - satisfy, calm, soothe, ease
Sonorous - loud, deep, resonant, echoing
Bolster - boost, strengthen, reinforce, encourage
Heterodox - unorthodox, dissenting, contrary to accepted belief, heretical, deviating
Restiveness - impatience, restlessness, nervousness
Effigy - image, statue, model
Retrograde - retrospective, traditional, conservative, nostalgic,forward-looking(antonym)
Sacrosanct - sacred, holy, revered
Dangle - hang down, sway, droop, swing, suspend
Cryptic - mysterious, enigmatic, puzzling, hidden
Debilitate - incapacitate, weaken, hamper, encumber, hinder
Divulge - reveal, disclose
Spendthrift - wastrel, squanderer, compulsive shopper
Indigenous -native, original, local
Erroneous - mistaken, flawed, incorrect
Minion - follower, subordinate, underling, gofer
Veracity - reality, truth, sincerity

Admonish : usurp      Meager :scanty         Alienate : estrange
  Merry : gay              Brim : Boarder              obstinate : stubborn
  Pretention:pretentioius  Tranquil:serene        solicit : urge
  subside : wane           furtive :stealthy      misery : disstress
  volume :quantity         veer : diverge         stiffle :sniths
  adhesive : sticky           Hamper : obstruct      belief : conviction
  lament : wail            to merit :to deserve   incentive :spur
  inert: passive           Baffle : Frustrate     Confiscate : appropriat
  Covet : crave            Caprice : whim         Concur :acquiesce
  Cargo :freight           Dispel :  Scatter      Divulge : reveal
  Discretion: prudence     Emancipate : liberate  Efface : obliterate
  Hover : linger           Heap : to pile         Instigate : incite
  latitude : scope         latent : potential     lethergy : stupor
  momentary : transient . Merry:. Gay,Happy. Alienate: Estrange
 Solicit. To request             .Heap. To pile .            Cargo:. Freight
.Momentary. Transient .     Volume: .Quantity       .Veer: .Diverge
.Dispel .Dissipate                .Admonish:.Cautious    .Meager: .Scanty
.Latitude: Scope              .Latent .Potential                .Covet.Crave
.Discretion. Prudence : Depreciation. Deflation, Depression,
Devaluation, fall, slump in value::. Deprecate. Feel and express disapproval of::.       Incentive. Thing one encourages a person to do something./// Echelon  Level of authority or responsibility  
Innovation::.To make changes or introduce new things

. Intermittant . Externally stopping and then starting ::
. Detrimental  .Harmful. Aberration . Deviation:         :. Conciliation ::.To make less angry or more friendly ::. Orthodox .Conventional or superstitious
 Fallible::.Liable to err ::. Volatile.Ever changing ::
 Manifestion  .Clear or obvious :: Connotation. Suggest in addition to the fundamental meaning::. Reciprocal . Reverse, Opposite::