Standard-XII(12th) - Synonyms Collection - Book back and Previously Asked Question Papers - Samacheer Kalvi - Tamilnadu Stateboard

 Standard-XII   Prose Synonyms

Prose-1 “Two Gentlemen of Verona”

1) Shrug – raise shoulders

2) Tunic - a loose outer garment without sleeves

3) Slackened - reduced

4) Demeanour - appearance and behaviour

5) Artless - innocent, guileless

6) Hawk - sell things loudly, going from place to place

7) Deserted - uninhabited, unoccupied

8) Emigrate - citizenship of another country

9) Vexation - annoyance

10) Vestibule - lobby

11) Chatter - short, quick high-pitched sounds

12) Intrude – trespass, enter without permission

13) Rubble - debris, broken

14) Cautious – careful

15) Disapprove – condemn, decline, refuse, deny

16) Brisk – active, energetic

17) Engaging - attractive

18) Humble – simple, modest

19) Eager – keen, enthusiastic

19) Resistance – refuse, oppose

20) Persuade - convince

21) Scarce – insufficient, deficient

22) Nobility – dignity, virtue

23) Provoke - kindle

24) Pavement – footpath

25) Dwelling – house

26) Scarcely – hardly

27) Cubicle – Chamber

28) Devotion - dedication

 

Prose – 2 “A Nice Cup of Tea”

1) Curious - interesting

2) Controversial - arguable, disputable

3) Virtues - admirable qualities

4) Despised - hated

5) Stimulation - excitement

6) Stimulated - motivated

7) Optimistic - positive, hopeful

8) Cauldron - a big boiling pot

9) Rationing – restricting, reducing

10) Dangling - hanging, suspended

11) Spout – teapot’s pipe-like opening

12) Liable - responsible

13) Mysterious - incomprehensible

14) Etiquette - socially acceptable behavior

15) Dispute – conflict

16) Civilization – advanced social development

17) Stray – loose

18) Comforting – consoling

 

Prose – 3 “In Celebration of Being Alive”

1) Consideration – careful thought

2) Prevalent – common

3) Cripples – disability

4) Agony – physical and mental suffering

5) Perforated – punctured, torn and damaged with holes

6) Ennobles – dignified, noble

7) Thrash around – move restlessly

8) Sophisticated – well- advanced

9) Mutilating surgery – surgery of removal of tissue

10) Grand Prix – motor- racing

11) Solace – comfort or consolation

12) Intrepid – bold and daring, gallant

13) Finale – climax or end

14) Disfigured – spoiled or marred

15) Malignant – harmful

16) Tumour – diseased growth

17) Amputated – cut off

18) Profound – very great

19) Profession – career

20) Sorrowful – gloomy

21) Decency – nobility

22) Destiny – fate

23) Hijacked – commandeered

24) Motivation – encouragement

25) Serious – severe

26) Significant – important

27) Stem from – originate

 

Prose – 4  “The Summit”

1) Traverse – move or cross a mountain

2) Rope - link members of climbing

3) Cornice – overhanging snow

4) Cwm - an arm-chair- shaped hollow

5) Scrambling - climbing

6) Wriggle - move with a twist or turn

7) Tantalize - tease or taunt

8) Crampon - climbing with spike shoes

9) Persist – continue

10) Enormous – huge

11) Trail – track

12) Steady – firm

13) Thrust – push in

14) Donned – put on

15) Perpetual – everlasting

16) Pious – devout

17) Crest – top

18) Dragged – pulled

19) Heaved – pulled, lifted, moved

20) Formidable – difficult

21) Persisted - continued

 

 

Prose – 5  “The Chair”

1) Portly - stocky

2) Spluttered – cackle, short sound

3) Impudent – disrespectful

4) Expounded - explained

5) Languorously - lethargically

6) Hordes – crowd, mass

7) Exasperatedly - annoyingly

8) Splendour - magnificence

9) Paraphernalia – things, stuffs

10) Bereavement – mourning, grief

11) Gait – pace

12) Subsided – diminished

13) Sturdy – strong

14) Seasoned – garnished

15) Chide – scold

16) Burnish - polish

 

Prose – 6  “On the Rule of the Road”

1) Confusion - mess

2) Peril - risk

3) Pedestrians - persons who walk 

4) Chaos - confusion

5) Anarchy – lawlessness, rebellion

6) Preserved - maintained

7) Curtailed - reduced

8) Tyranny - autocracy

9) Insolence - rudeness

10) Interfere - hinder

11) Contract - commitment

12) Indifferent - unconcerned

13) Fancy - desire

14) Shandy - lemonade

15) Ridiculous - comical

16) Conventional - normal

17) Accommodate - fit in with

18) Consideration - scrutiny

19) Fancy - desire, imagination

20)  Anticipation - expectation