Placement Papers - TCS

Paper : TCS Placement Paper Pattern 2006 ( English) (Part-2)
 

        
Manifestation       
        
n. outward    demonstration, indication Use: Mozart?s early attraction to the    harpsichord was the first manifestation of his pronounced musical    bent       
        
Sign,    demonstration, expression, symptom,       
        
        
           
Mitigate       
        
v. lessen    or try to lessen the seriousness or extent of Use: Nothing he could    do to mitigate her anger, she refused to forgive him       
        
Appease,    alleviate, allay, assuage, mollify, extenuate, palliate       
        
Aggrevate,    exacerbate       
           
motley       
        
Adj. Multicolored    or mixed Use: he wore a motley tunic, red and green and blue and    gold all patched together haphazardly       
        
Assorted, diversed,    mixed, dissimilar,       
        
Uniform,    homogenous, monochrome       
           
pensive       
        
Adj.    Dreamily thoughtful, thoughtful with a hint of sadness Use: The    pensive lover gazed at the portrait of his beloved and sighed deeply.       
        
Brooding,    pondering, meditative, contemplative       
        
        
           
prolific       
        
Adj. Abundantly    fruitful Use: She was a prolific writer, who produced as meany as    three books a years       
        
Productive,    abundant, fecund       
        
Unproductive,    scarce       
           
relinquish       
        
v. give up    something with reluctance, yield Use: once you get used to fringes    like expense account meal and company car, it is very difficult to    relinquish them       
        
Surrender,    renounce, abandon, repudiate, cede,       
   
        
        
Vanquish, retain,       
           
solicit       
        
v. request    earnestly, seek Use: The Mayor telephoned all the member of the    city council to solicit their votes       
        
Importune,    implore, crave, beseech,       
        
Grant       
           
tractable       
        
Adj.    Docile, easily managed, susceptible to suggestion Use:    Although Susan seemed to be a tractable young woman, she had a stubborn    streak of independence       
        
Obedient, dutiful,    well-mannered       
        
Disobedient,    intractable       
           
veer       
        
v. change    in direction Use: After what seemed to be en eternity, the wind    veered to the east and the storm abated       
        
Turn, swerve       
        
        
           
Vehement       
        
Adj. Forceful,    intensely emotional; with marked vigor Use: He became so Vehement    in describing what had happened with him that he started jumping up and    down       
        
Fervent,    passionate,       
        
Apathetic       
           
Caprice       
        
n. whim, a    sudden desire. Use: She was an unpredictable creature, acting on    caprice, never taking thought of consequences       
        
Whim, impulse,    quirk, fad, fancy, notion       
        
        
           
stifle       
        
v.    suppress, extinguish, inhibit Use: Halfway through the boring    picture, Laura gave up trying to stifle he yawns.       
        
Smother,    asphyxiate, choke, suffocate, strangle, curb, restrain, repress,       
        
Let out       
           
concur       
        
v. agree Use:    Did you concur with the decision of the court or did you find it unfair?       
        
Agree, harmonize,    coincide, assent, acquiesce       
        
Conflict, resist       
           
lethargy       
        
v. lack of    vitality or energy Use: A complete days work left him in a state of    lethargy       
        
Stupor, indolence,    weariness       
        
Get-up-and-go       
           
Furtive       
        
Adj. stealthy,    sneaky, secret and sly or sordid Use: noticing the furtive glance    the customer gave the diamond bracelet on the counter, the jeweler    wondered whether he had a potential shoplifter in his hands       
        
Surreptitious,    clandestine       
        
open       
           
efface       
        
v. wipe out    or make dim Use: The coin had been handled so many times that its    date had been effaced       
        
Obliterate,    eradicate,       
        
Engrave       
           
Pretentious       
        
Adj.    Intended to attract notice and impress others, making unjustified claims,    overambitious Use: The other prize winner isn?t wearing her    medal.; isn?t it a bit pretentious of you to wear yours?       
        
Ostentatious,    pompous, conceited       
        
Down-to-earth       
           
compunction       
        
n. a    feeling of deep regret (usually of some misdeed) Use: The judge was    especially sever in his sentencing as the criminal had shown no    compunction for his heinous crime       
        
Regret, scruple,    qualm, guilt, reluctance, hesitation,       

confiscate       
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