High Frequency Vocabulary for IELTS, TOEFL, SAT , GRE, GMAT ( Part-6)

High Frequency Vocabulary ( Part-6)

Anarchy –absence of government or control, lawlessness, disorder

Anecdote- short account of  a humorous or revealing incident

Anguish - agonizing physical or mental pain

Animosity – resentment, hostility, ill will

Anomaly- an aberration, an irregularity, a deviation

Antecedent – someone or something that went before

Antipathy – firm dislike

Antithesis – the direct opposite

Apartheid – the abhorrent policy of racial segregation and oppression in the Republic of South Africa

Apathy – lack of interest, lack of feeling

Aphorism – a brief, often with saying, a proverb

Apocalypse – a prophetic revelation, especially one concerning the end of the world

Apocryphal- of dubious authenticity, fictitious , spurious

Apotheosis – elevation to divine status, the perfect example of something 

Appease-  to soothe, to pacify by giving in to

Appreciate – to increase in value

Apprehensive - worried, anxious

Word	Synonyms	Antonyms
Anarchy	chaos, confusion, disarray	calmness, harmony, order
Anecdote	story, tale, yarn	episode, event, happening
Anguish	agony, distress, excruciation,	comfort, consolation, solace
Animosity	antagonism, antipathy, bad blood	comity, empathy, friendship
Anomaly	aberration, abnormality, exception	norm, ordinary, usual
Antecedent	anterior, foregoing, former	after, ensuing, following
Antipathy	bitterness, enmity, gall, grudge	amicability, civility, cordiality, friendliness
Antithesis	antipode, contrary, counter,	Analogue, copy, duplicate, replica
Apartheid	racial segregation, discrimination , racism separation
Apathy	impassivity, insensibility, numbness,	compassion, empathy, pity
Aphorism	adage, apothegm, byword	expression, felicity axiom,
Apocalypse	calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, debacle	godsend, manna, windfall
Apocryphal	Fictitious, inaccurate ,mythical	True, authentic doubtless
Apotheosis	ideal, perfection, quintessence
Appease	assuage, conciliate, disarm	provoke, rouse , harass
Appreciate	cherish, love, prize, treasure	abhor, abominate, despise
Apprehensive	aware, cognizant, conscious	careless, heedless, inattentive, incautious

Quick Quiz #6 (Match words in the first column with its definition in the second column.

1.      Anarchy 2.      Monarchy 3.      Anecdote 4.      Anguish 5.      Animosity 6.      Anomaly 7.      Antecedent 8.      Antipathy 9.      Antithesis 10.  Apartheid 11.  Apathy 12.  Aphorism 13.  Apocalypse 14.  Apocryphal 15.  Apotheosis 16.  Appease 17.  Appreciate 18.  Depreciate 19.  Apprehensive 20.  Misapprehension

a)      Resentment b)      Racial oppression c)      Firm dislike d)     Irregularity e)      What went before f)       Agonizing pain g)      Amusing account h)      Government by king or queen i)        Lawlessness j)        Direct opposite k)      Of dubious authenticity l)        Misunderstanding m)    Increase in value n)      Lack of interest o)      Soothe p)      Prophetic revelation q)      Decrease in value r)       The perfect example s)       Witty saying t)       Worried