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Pandemonium home of demons, hell, chaos

There was pandemonium in the classroom before the teacher arrived. The lok sabha session was a complete pandemonium.

Turbulence, Turmoil, tumult, chaos, bedlam, upheaval disorder, confusion

As soon as it was announced that there was a bomb in the theater, the whole crowd started running,

falling over each other in a tumult of confusion and fear.The last hundred years of the British rule was a turbulent period in Indian history, when the

struggle for independence increasedhe couldn!t react, and her mind was in complete turmoil when she saw the accident

Upheaval- a great change or disturbancehifting your house causes a great upheaval.

Rogue, scamp, scoundrel dishonest person, villain, wicked person

he knew he was a scoundrel even before she married him.

I wouldn!t buy a car from a rogue like him.

Ruffian, hooligan, miscreant gangster

Troubled by the increasing crime in the area, the society has decided to get rid of the local ruffians,who they feel are responsible for the problems.

Before escaping the miscreants fired several rounds towards the security personnel.Felon criminalMenace threat, danger

Air pollution is a menace to health.

Swindle, mulct, cozen, gull, hoodwink, bilk, dupe cheat, to obtain money by fraud

The treasurer of the society has been accused of swindling the society out of hundreds of dollars

over the past three years."e co#ened money out of the old man.The salesman tried to mulct the customers by selling them spurious products.Fleece- rob

The robbers on the highway fleeced us off our watches and $ewelry.

hicaner! trickery

"e resorted to the worst flattery and chicanery to win the $ob.

In an act of open chicanery, the ta%i&driver replaced the '(&rupee note I gave him with a )(&rupeenote, and demanded more money."uile cunning, cleverness, trickiness

he used guile to get him to propose to her.

#issemble pretend

"e dissembled that he was ill.

$rtifice trick

The walls of this room have large mirrors on them* which is an artifice to make the room look larger.

redulous, gullible, dupe(cheat target, victim! trusting, easily duped

he is so credulous that she gave away her bank account details to a stranger.

%a&ve, ingenuous, guileless, artless innocent, honest, straightforward

As an absolute fresher in the corporate world, I was too na+ve to understand the finer points ofcorporate diplomacy and what went on behind those closed top management doors.espite the evidence, he still ingenuously believes that his friend could not have betrayed him.

$rtful, wil! crafty, clever, deceitful

An artful thief

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!nical, skeptical disbelieving, incredulous, doubting

Though most analysts have welcomed the budget, there are some skeptics who are not convinced

and believe that the economy will not really benefit from the various proposals.I am most skeptical about the truth of so&called miracles.A series of bitter e%periences with those whom he thought were his friends had turned him into acynic* he was not ready to trust any individual.$pprehensive an"ious, worried

The mother was apprehensive of the safety of her child who had gone for camping

'aded fed-up, tired

Initially I used to be very e%cited about the thought of flying, but fre-uent air&travel soon made me

$aded.

demure, prim, decorous, seeml! well-mannered, proper, shy

As a child she used to be very -uiet and shy* I clearly remember her sitting demurely in her mother!slap each time I saw her in the church.

"e is a picture of decorousness and obedience in front of his parents, but otherwise, he is one of themost ill&mannered child I!ve ever seen.

Propriet! decorum, properness, good manners.

It is against propriety to wear bright clothes on a funeral.

()ecrable, abominable, deplorable very bad, disgustinge%ecrable conditions of slums

Malfeasance illegal behavior, wrongdoing

The top officials involved in the cases of malpractice and malfeasance will soon be investigated bythe BI, and if they are proved guilty, they will be punished.Flagrant, *razen open, unashamed/ason is a flagrant liar and does not hesitate before talking ill about anyone.

0ith bra#en disregard for the code of conduct, the two players decided to spend the evening in a barand got drunk.

+ncandescent bright bulb

ustrous shiny eyes, hairPlausible, verisimilar believable, seeming true

1a plausible e%cuse2 Though the suggestions he has given to the committee sound plausible, we cannot be sure that they

are reasonable and will be bring good effect. The verisimilitude of the wa% statues at the museum of 3adame Tussaud!s in 4ondon is trulyama#ing && the statues are so life like that many people mistake them for being real.

Pragmatic practical

5nlike his predecessor who was e%tremely ideological, the new 67 is pragmatic and focused on

results.-iable, feasible possible.

It is important to determine whether a pro$ect is viable before investing in it.

$udacious bold.

the audacious reporter was not afraid of getting involved in the sting operation

+nsolent, impudent, impertinent, sauc! disrespectful

a saucy childTemerit!, nerve, pluck, gall, cheek, effronter!, brass #$%$$&

"e had the nerve to answer back to his fatherThough he is not e%perienced and has $oined the office only a couple of weeks ago, he has the

temerity of asking for an increment in his pay.

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Supercilious, bombastic proud, arrogant, pretentious

I never like eating in this restaurant as the waiters here seem to have a rather supercilious attitude

&& it almost seems as if they are doing you a great favor by serving you.

+mposter, .uack, charlatan fraud, pretender

As soon as it became obvious that the person pretending to be a doctor was actually a -uack, with

no -ualifications whatsoever, the villagers chased him out of the village.

The whole village believed him to be a policeman, and it was only after a year when he was

arrested by the police that they came to know that he was an imposter.

Sh!ster unethical, dishonest lawyer.

Patron, benefactor supporter, sponsor

The formation of this school for the blind was possible only because of the contribution of anunknown benefactor, who donated a sum of 8)((,((( for its establishment.

$ltruist, philanthropist generous, kindhearted

Bill 9ates is a philanthropist as he has donated millions of dollars for eradication of malaria.Magnanimous noble, big-hearted towards an enemy

6ven though he won the match, :ete ampras was magnanimous in his victory, praising his

opponent!s efforts to stay in the game.

*enign, innocuous harmlessI always thought that Tim was a rather benign soul who wouldn!t hurta fly, so I!m surprised that he would have used such abusive words for you.*enevolent, humane kind, caring

The benevolent chairman of the company offered to sponsor the education of the child whose father

had been crippled in an accident in the company!s premises.*eneficent generous

Thanks to his beneficent uncle, who offered to bear his entire tuition fees, he was able to completean 3BA degree and get this plum $ob.

"arrulous, lo.uacious, -oluble

Tim is such a garrulous little boy that his teachers always ask him to sit in a corner of the class, allby himself, so that he cannot talk with the other students of the class.

-erbose, proli)3ost people avoid him because of his verbosity while speaking* once he starts something, he speaksat length, using as many words as he can without even recogni#ing the need of them.

Reiterate- repeat

espite many re-uests asking him to change his policies, the president has reiterated his decision tocontinue with the policy.Recapitulate summari'e

/ust before the e%am, he thought it better to recapitulate the notes he had prepared before.

atastrophe, catacl!sm- disaster

The fire accident at the cinema was a catastrophe waiting to happen* the theater owners had totally

disregarded fire&safety norms in the construction of the building.#ebacle collapse, failure

The peace&talks between India and :akistan ended in debacle.