2.Choose the correct ‘Synonyms’ for the underlined word from the options given Class XII

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Class XII

Synonyms

UNIT : I

assembly - meeting/gathering
valour - bravery/courage/ strength
captives - prisoners
slew- killed
reverence - homage
entreat - appeal/request
just- sincere
mark- listen/notice
commons- people
legacy - earned property/gift
rent- tore/cut
vanquished - defeated
censure - judge
abide - hate
valiant - brave
vile - base
sacred- holy
patient - silent
issue - children / result / outcome
bequeathing - leaving / bestowing
mantle - cloak / garment/dress
steel - sword
wit - intelligence
worth - reputation
ransom - money paid for the release of prisoners / fine
rage-anger
grievous - serious
aroused - raised
coffers - state treasury
interred - buried
abide it - pay for it
closet- small room /cupboard
resolved - informed
pause - stop
worth - reputation
honourable - honest
mourned - grieved

UNIT : II

crusader - fighter
entourage - attendants/associates/assistants
emerged - arose
cultivate - develop
advocate - support
destiny - fate
consisted - composed
construed - interpreted
frailty - weakness
nectar - honey
initiative - encouragement
intuition - insight
dormant - inactive
ceaseless – untiring/endless

UNIT : III

awakened – aroused
glacier - ice mountain
mythological- old/epical
eventually - finally
bumps - hits
legend - myth
frail - weak
deterred - feared
cheering- encouraging
bizarre - unusual
pursue - chase
ensconced - to be settled comfortably
trail - rough path .
drearier – dull/gloom
venturing- daring
migrated - shifted
gorge - deep narrow valley
moseying – walking
bizarre – unusual
trail - rough path
traversing - travelling
drearier - tired
venturing- daring
stranded - left alone/ unable to move
delicately - carefully
consummate - complete
retained – continued to possess

UNIT : IV

censure (v) - criticize
exuberance - lively/ high spirit/uncontrolled excitement
copious - plentiful/ abundant
perplexity - complication/confusion/disconcert
disentangled - free from complication/ simplified/ unraveled
suffrages - rights to vote
animated - inspired / motivated
ignoble - dishonorable/disgraceful
longevity- long life
seduce - tempt
repress - restrain

UNIT: V

dissolve - make liquid / digest
littered - scattered
bare - unclothed / uncovered / empty
mark - spot / scar / stain / symbol
delayed - postpone / defer / ruined
pious - devout / religious / dutiful / holy
creator - god/ maker
smeared - smudge / defame / pasted
shreds - bits
battered - thrashed
vile - evil/bad
petrified - immobile with fear

UNIT: VI

confronted - faced
enigma - mystery
disseminate - spread
bestial - brutish
serenely - calmly
parched - dried
teeming - abounding/swarming
fetched - brought
unleash - let loose/free
nauseating - disgusting
unheralded - unannounced
accelerated - speeded
harness - control
stench - bad smell
industrious - hard-working

Class X

Synonyms

UNIT : I

Popular - well known
Amazing - surprising
Battered - rags
Extended - offered
Patched - tears
Profile - outline of the face/head
Accomplishment - a well learned ability, achievement
Ineffectual - not doing anything worthy
Glum - sullen, dejected, displeased
Freckled - brown spots on the skin
Ragged - untidy
Wizened - looking dried up through age
Parchment - : a piece of paper
Piteous - sad, sorrowfull
Coarse - made of large rough cloth
Alms - offerings
Forlorn - forsaken, lonely
Sovereign - a former gold coin worth 1 pound
Coppers - coins of lower denomination
Commissioned - ordered

UNIT : II

Articulate - to express thoughts or feelings clearly in words.
Figure out - make out, guess
Profound - felt or experienced very strongly
Quartet - music composed for group of singers
Repetoire -: a performer knows all the plays, songs.
Fanatic - eagerly, enthusiastic
Unquenchable - that cannot be satisfied
Irreverent - not showing respect.
Master - to learn or understand completely

UNIT : III

Invidious - unjust
Reverent - respectful
Generous - benevolent
Unsophisticated - inexperienced
Hostile - opposing
Rising - replying, responding
Tender - offer
Discharged - carried out
Privilege - special right, benefit
Privileged - prestigious
Suffice - enough, adequate
Exacting - demanding, challenging
Truism - a statement that is obviously true
Indispensable - absolutely essential
Earnestness - seriousness
Prosecute - continue, pursue
Unsophisticated - simple, natural
Unfits - does not suit
Prey - victim
Redress - compensation

UNIT : IV

Soaring - rising, increasing
Scramble - Struggle
Heaving - funningly crowded
Fanned out - Spread out
Rumour - false story
Panic - fear
Corridors - Passages
Erupt - suddenly happen
Torrent - an outpour
To swam - to crowd onto something
Jamming - pushing with force
Jostile - Push roughly in a crowd
Melee - Rushing
Brawl - a noisy and violent fight
Cereal - pulse
Yields - production
Decade - a period of ten years
Frenzied - violent activity
Pursuit - chase
Triumphantly - victoriously
Hauls back - pulls back
Lentil - dried seed used for cooking
Stew - meat and vegetables cooked slowly in food.

UNIT : V

Undervalued - importance, goodness or value not recognised
Deniedq - Refused
Tragedy - Sad happening
Sadistically - getting pleasure out of hurting someone
Tortured - made to suffer
Brutality - cruelty
Shortcomings - defects
Hide and seek - evades
Campaigned - organised activity
Diligence - Steady effort
Persistence - continuous effort
Initiating - Starting
Challenge - difficult task
Implementation - carrying out
Documentation - being recorded in documents
Exceptional - unusual
Penalised - punished
Surplus market - where several jobs are available
Simultaneously - at the same time
Intervence - become involved in
Legislated - made into a law

UNIT : VI

Species - groups with biological likeness
Breeding haunts - nesting places
Stresses - difficult conditions, hardships
Variation - degree of change
Well defined - Clearly marked
Higher reaches - on top of the mountains
Voyagers - Travellers
Seldom - not often, rarely
Flocks - Birds of the same kind
Excited - In a state of great activity
Fluttering - moving lightly and quickly
Twittering - chirping
Restricted - limited
Fascinating - very interesting

UNIT : VII

Renovated - Repaired into good condition
Valour - bravery
Scantily - Insufficiently
Monolithic - massive, monumental
Moat - deep wide ditch
Notching - cutting
Contrivances - machines
Vimanam - The top of the seat of the deity
Opulence - lavishness, Richness
Staunch - steadfast
Intricate - fine, delicate
Sancity - holiness
Munificence - generosity
Cloisters - covered passages
Magnanimous - Splendid
Grandiose - impressive
Herculean - mighty

மயிலாடுதுறை: தனியார் பள்ளியில் 'முகாமிட்ட' சிறுத்தை- லீவ் அறிவித்த ஆட்சியர்!

மயிலாடுதுறை: தனியார் பள்ளியில் 'முகாமிட்ட' சிறுத்தை- லீவ் அறிவித்த ஆட்சியர்! மயிலாடுதுறை: மயிலாடுதுறையில் செம்மங்குளம் அருகே தனியார் பள்ளியில் சிறுத்தை முகாமிட்டிருப்பதால் அப்பள்ளிக்கு இன்று விடுமுறையை அறிவித்துள்ளார் மாவட்ட ஆட்சியர். மயிலாடுதுறை மாவட்டம் செம்மங்குளம் அருகே பால சரஸ்வதி மெட்ரிகுலேஷன் பள்ளி செயல்பட்டு வருகிறது. இப்பள்ளியில் திடீரென சிறுத்தை நடமாட்டம் இருப்பது தெரியவந்தது. தற்போது சிறுத்தையின் நடமாட்டத்தை சிசிடிவி கேமரா மூலம் வனத்துறையினரும் கல்வித் துறை அதிகாரிகளும் கண்காணித்து வருகின்றனர். பள்ளி வளாகத்தில் அங்கும் இங்குமாக சிறுத்தை நடமாடிக் கொண்டே இருக்கிறது.

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