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,              

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