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High-Frequency Exam Vocabulary Pack · Chapter 10

Part 8: Synonym-Antonym Power Pairs

A new rapid-drill section for this edition. Each line gives a word, its closest synonym, and its most commonly tested antonym in a single glance — ideal for a fast final revision pass the night before an exam, or for testing yourself by covering two of the three columns. These 100 words are drawn largely from outside the four tiers above, so treat this as a genuine bonus set rather than a repeat of earlier material.

# Word Synonym Antonym
1 Abate Subside Intensify
2 Abridge Shorten Extend
3 Abundance Plenty Scarcity
4 Accord Agreement Discord
5 Acrid Bitter Mild
6 Adorn Decorate Deface
7 Adverse Unfavourable Favourable
8 Affable Friendly Unfriendly
9 Aghast Horrified Unfazed
10 Agile Nimble Clumsy
11 Amiable Pleasant Disagreeable
12 Ample Plentiful Scant
13 Appease Pacify Provoke
14 Arduous Strenuous Effortless
15 Ascend Rise Descend
16 Assiduous Diligent Idle
17 Austere Stern Lenient
18 Avarice Greed Generosity
19 Banal Trite Original
20 Benevolent Kind Malicious
21 Bleak Grim Cheerful
22 Bolster Support Undermine
23 Brawny Muscular Frail
24 Brittle Fragile Sturdy
25 Bustling Busy Quiet
26 Callow Immature Mature
27 Candid Frank Guarded
28 Chaotic Disorderly Orderly
29 Cherish Treasure Neglect
30 Coax Persuade Deter
31 Compassion Empathy Cruelty
32 Concise Terse Verbose
33 Confide Disclose Withhold
34 Conform Comply Rebel
35 Congested Crowded Clear
36 Consensus Agreement Disagreement
37 Contempt Scorn Respect
38 Coy Bashful Bold
39 Crass Crude Refined
40 Credulous Gullible Sceptical
41 Curb Restrain Unleash
42 Daunting Intimidating Reassuring
43 Dawdle Loiter Hurry
44 Decry Condemn Praise
45 Deft Skilful Awkward
46 Deft-handedness Dexterity Clumsiness
47 Delectable Delicious Distasteful
48 Demure Modest Brazen
49 Deride Mock Praise
50 Devout Pious Irreverent
51 Diffident Timid Confident
52 Discord Conflict Harmony
53 Disdainful Scornful Respectful
54 Dismal Gloomy Cheerful
55 Docile Obedient Rebellious
56 Doleful Sorrowful Joyful
57 Dormant Inactive Active
58 Dubious Doubtful Certain
59 Earnest Sincere Insincere
60 Elated Overjoyed Dejected
61 Eloquence Fluency Inarticulateness
62 Emaciated Gaunt Plump
63 Endearing Charming Repellent
64 Enigma Mystery Certainty
65 Equitable Fair Unfair
66 Erratic Unpredictable Consistent
67 Exuberant Enthusiastic Listless
68 Fatigue Exhaustion Vigour
69 Fervent Passionate Indifferent
70 Flourish Thrive Wither
71 Forlorn Desolate Cheerful
72 Frank Candid Evasive
73 Frugal Thrifty Extravagant
74 Genial Warm Cold
75 Gloomy Sombre Bright
76 Grim Severe Pleasant
77 Hardy Robust Delicate
78 Harmony Concord Discord
79 Haughty Arrogant Humble
80 Hearty Wholehearted Half-hearted
81 Hostile Antagonistic Amicable
82 Humane Compassionate Callous
83 Impartial Unbiased Biased
84 Impetus Momentum Deterrent
85 Impoverished Destitute Wealthy
86 Ingratitude Ungratefulness Gratitude
87 Innocuous Harmless Harmful
88 Judicious Prudent Rash
89 Keen Eager Apathetic
90 Lavish Extravagant Frugal
91 Lethargic Sluggish Energetic
92 Lucrative Profitable Unprofitable
93 Meagre Scanty Abundant
94 Nimble Agile Clumsy
95 Obscure Vague Clear
96 Prudent Wise Reckless
97 Robust Sturdy Frail
98 Serene Tranquil Turbulent
99 Vigilant Alert Careless
100 Zealous Ardent Apathetic
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