Vocabulary

Vocabulary

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1. Poignant – evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret. Synonyms: pathetic, sentimental, agitating, agonizing, distressing, perturbing Antonyms: cheerful, happy, indifferent, unaffecting Usage: The poignant story of an Agra family.   2. Debilitate – make (someone) very weak and infirm. Synonyms: enervated, enfeebled, incapacitated, sapped, weakened, decrepit Antonyms: active, energized, invigorated, restored Usage: He was severely debilitated by a stomach upset.   […]

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1. Spike – a sharp increase in the magnitude or concentration of something. Synonyms: enlargement, multiplication, elevation, swelling, augmentation Antonyms: decrease, reduction Usage: The oil price spike   2. Tandem – one following or behind the other Synonyms: together, concurrently, collectively, concurrence Antonyms: single Usage: They moved in tandem without looking at each other, their movements controlled and efficient.   3. Calibrate – to determine,

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1. Defiant – open disregard, showing daring or bold disobedience Synonyms: intransigent, resistant, obstinate, uncooperative, recalcitrant, confrontational, belligerent, pugnacious Antonyms: apologetic, cooperative, acquiescent Usage: India warns of consequences if Jadhav is hanged, Pakistan defiant.   2. Stifle – make (someone) unable to breathe properly; suffocate. Synonyms: muzzle, repress, smother, squelch, strangle, suffocate, asphyxiate Antonyms: allow, encourage, loose, release Usage: Because of the stifling chains,

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1. Fraught – filled with (something undesirable) Synonyms: charged, replete, abounding, attended, bristling, laden, stuffed Antonyms: empty Usage: Their world is fraught with danger.   2. Corroborate – confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding). Synonyms: authenticate, substantiate, validate, certify, endorse, establish Antonyms: disprove, invalidate, veto, contradict Usage: I prayed my friend would corroborate the lie I told my parents!

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1. Rambunctious – difficult to control or handle Synonyms: boisterous, noisy, raucous, rowdy, unruly, rough, rude, termagant Antonyms: restrained, silent, introverted, meek Usage: It was a rambunctious party, and one could find people from every walks of life joining in without having any kind of discomfort.   2. Mete – dispense or allot justice, a punishment, or harsh treatment. Synonyms: dispense, apportion,

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1. Riposte – a quick, clever reply to an insult or criticism. Synonyms: maneuver, retort, counter, rejoinder, sally,  retaliation Antonyms: question, request Usage: She did a brilliant riposte to an insult.   2. fait accompli – an accomplished fact; a thing already done Synonyms: done deed,  star grim reality, irreversible accomplishment Usage: The results were presented to shareholders as a fait accompli  

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1. Votary – a devoted follower, adherent, or advocate of someone or something. Synonyms: addict, adherent, admirer, aficionado, amateur, disciple, zealot Antonyms: critic, detractor, enemy, opponent Usage: He was a votary of John Keats   2. Totter – move in a feeble or unsteady way; be insecure or about to fail. Synonyms: stagger, stumble, dodder, shuffle, shamble, falter, toddle, lurch Antonyms: be still,

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1. Efficacy – the ability to produce a desired or intended result. Synonyms: adequacy, competence, effectiveness, potency, virtue, capableness Antonyms: enervation, failure, idleness, impotence, inactivity Usage: The efficacy of the RBI’s liquidity management toolkit will impinge on another key concern: inflation.   2. Impinge – have an effect, especially a negative one. Synonyms: encroach, infringe, intrude, violate, meddle, invade Antonyms: dodge, avoid

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1. Inkling – a slight knowledge or suspicion; a hint Synonyms: hunch, impression, indication, insinuation, intimation Antonyms: information Usage: The records give us an inkling of how people saw the world.   2. Accredit – give credit to (someone) for something. Synonyms: ascribe, refer, authorize, attribute Antonyms: deny, disapprove, reject Usage: He was accredited with being one of the world’s fastest sprinters   3. Topple –

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1. Acclimate – accustomed to a new climate or environment; adapt. Synonyms: accomodate, habituate, acculture, climatize Antonyms: disarrange, neglect, dislocate Usage: It will take a while for me to acclimate to the three-hour time difference.   2. Ludicrous – so foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing. Synonyms: bizarre, grotesque, incongruous, outlandish, preposterous Antonyms: reasonable, sensible, tragic Usage: The ludicrous movie

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1. Schism – a split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties Synonyms: alienation, discord, disunion, faction, disagreement Antonyms: closure, harmony, conformity, juncture Usage: The widening schism between Church leaders and politicians   2. Penury – the state of being very poor; extreme poverty. Synonyms: : impoverishment, indigence, destitution, privation, deprivation Antonyms: penty, wealth, sufficiency Usage: He couldn’t face another year of

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1. Ostensible – stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so. Synonyms: superficial, professed, avowed, presumed, purported, feigned, specious Antonyms: improbable, genuine, obscure Usage: Ostensibly, the undercover cop looked like a regular college student.   2. Cumbersome – large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use; unwieldy. Synonyms: : unmanageable, awkward, clumsy, incommodious. hefty Antonyms: convenient, helpful, airy, manageable

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1. Ignoble – not honourable in character or purpose. Synonyms: dishonourable, unworthy, contemptible, despicable, shabby Antonyms: noble, dignified, worthy, reputable Usage: Ignoble feelings of intense jealousy.   2. Imbibe – absorb or assimilate (ideas or knowledge) Synonyms: assimilate, guzzle, ingest, quaff, gorge, ingurgitate, partake Antonyms: abstain Usage: If one does not imbibe the culture one cannot succeed   3. Magnate – a wealthy and

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1. Laconic – using very few words Synonyms: concise, terse, succinct, short, economical, elliptical Antonyms: verbose, long-winded, loquacious Usage: His laconic reply suggested a lack of interest in the topic   2. Doleful – expressing sorrow; mournful Synonyms: morose, melancholy, miserable, fowretched, woebegone Antonyms: cheerful Usage: The doleful music made everyone cry.   3. Propitiate – win or regain the favour of (a god,

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1. Demean – cause a severe loss in the dignity of and respect for (someone or something). Synonyms: mortifying, abject, lowering, ignominious, undignified, inglorious Antonyms: ennobling Usage: The students tried to demean the poor girl by making fun of her used clothes on social media.   2. Leeway – the amount of freedom to move or act that is available. Synonyms: indulgence,

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