Daily Vocab List 31-MARCH-2018

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1.Ignominious

Meaning: deserving or causing public disgrace or shame.

Synonym: humiliating, undignified, embarrassing,

Antonym: glorious, admirable

Sentence: "no other party risked ignominious defeat

2.ostentatious

Meaning:characterized by pretentious or showy display; designed to impress.

Synonym: showy, pretentious, conspicuous, obtrusive,

Antonym: plain, unobtrusive, restrained, modest

Sentence:"a simple design that is glamorous without being ostentatious"

3. Perjury

Meaning: the offence of willfully telling an untruth or making a misrepresentation under oath.

Synonym: violation of an oath, giving false evidence/testimony, bearing false 

witness/testimony, forswearing oneself, making false statements, wilful falsehood

Sentence: "he claimed two witnesses at his trial had committed perjury"

4.Punitive

Meaning: inflicting or intended as punishment.

Synonym: penal, disciplinary, corrective, 

Antonym: exonerating, condoning, pardoning

Sentence: "he called for punitive measures against the Eastern bloc"

5. Lackadaisical

Meaning: lacking enthusiasm and determination; carelessly lazy.

Synonym: lax, unenthusiastic, half-hearted, uninterested, lukewarm, indifferent,

Antonym: enthusiastic, excited

Sentence: "a lackadaisical defence left Spurs adrift in the second half"

6.Onus

Meaning: something that is one's duty or responsibility.

Synonym: burden, responsibility, liability,

Antonym: exculpation, exoneration, irresponsibility

Sentence: "the onus is on you to show that you have suffered loss"

7.Braggadocious

Meaning: boastful or arrogant.

Synonym: grandiloquence, magniloquence

Sentence: "it sounds braggadocious, but I don't think I ever dropped a pass in a game"

8.Ravenous

Meaning: extremely hungry.

Synonym: starved, famished;

Antonym: full

Sentence: "I'd been out all day and was ravenous"

9.Cacophony

Meaning: a harsh discordant mixture of sounds.

Synonym: din, racket, noise,

Sentence: "a cacophony of deafening alarm bells

10.Probity

Meaning: the quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency.

Synonym: integrity, honesty, uprightness, decency, morality

Sentence: "financial probity

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The Indian Express E-Paper 31-03-2018

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Daily Vocab List 30-MARCH-2018

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1. Repercussions

Meaning: something usually bad or unpleasant that happens as a result of an action, statement, etc.

Synonym: impact,influence

Sentence: “your decision not to go to college will have repercussions you'll feel for years to come”

2.Deaden

Meaning: to make (something) weaker or less noticeable

Synonym: desiccate ,damp

Sentence: “He took aspirin to deaden the pain.”

3. Boondocks

Meaning: rough country filled with dense brush

Synonym: boonies,nowhere

Sentence: “a former city girl who was still adjusting to life in the boondocks”

4.Pernicious

Meaning: causing great harm or damage often in a way that is not easily seen or noticed

Synonym: baneful,noxious

Sentence: “She thinks television has a pernicious influence on our children.”

5.Lancet

Meaning: a sharp tool used for cutting the skin

Sentence: “The doctor used a lancet to proceed the surgery.”

6.Dissuade

Meaning: to convince (someone) not to do something

Synonym:deter, discourage

Sentence: “He tried to dissuade her from her intention to drop out of college”

7.Arcane

Meaning: secret or mysterious : known or understood by only a few people

Synonym:abstruse,profound

Sentence: “A theory filled with arcane details”

8.Earnest

Meaning: a serious and intent mental state

Synonym: serious, sedate

Sentence: “ I'll accept only an earnest apology from you”

9.Harry

Meaning: to make a pillaging or destructive raid on

Synonym: worry,annoy

Sentence:  “The invaders harried the village's residents.”

10.Disposition

Meaning: a tendency to act or think in a particular way

Synonym:temperament,character

Sentence: He has a disposition toward criminal behavior.

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The HINDU E-Paper 30-03-2018

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Daily Vocab List 29-MARCH-2018

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1.Lampoon

Meaning: publicly criticize (someone or something) by using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm.

Synonym: satirize, mock, ridicule,

Antonym: flattery, praise

Sentence: "the actor was lampooned by the press"

2.Zenith

Meaning: the time at which something is most powerful or successful.

Synonym: highest point, high point, crowning point, height,

Antonym: nadir, bottom

Sentence:"the king was at the zenith of his power"

3.Insouciant

Meaning: showing a casual lack of concern

Synonym: nonchalant, untroubled, unworried,

Antonym: anxious, concerned

Sentence: "an insouciant shrug"

4.Repatriate

Meaning: send (someone) back to their own country.

Synonym: rehabilitation, reinstatement

Antonym: penalty, abolition.

Sentence: "the last German POWs were repatriated in November 1948"

5. Succinctly

Meaning: Briefly

Synonym: Shortly, summarily

Antonym: permanently, verbosely

Sentence:Please state your case as succinctly as possible.

6.Indolence

Meaning: avoidance of activity or exertion; laziness

Synonym: inactivity,  inaction, inertia,

Sentence: "my failure is probably due to my own indolence"

7.Adulation

Meaning: Servile flattery; exaggerated and hypocritical praise

Synonym: applause, commendation, flattery

Antonym: abuse, criticism

Sentence:The nation, following the lead of the political leaders, joined in their adulation.

8. Abetment

Meaning: Assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing

Synonym: endorsement, succour, aid

Antonym: hindrance, obstruction, stoppage

Sentence:Did Herald aid and abet a crime?

9.Espouse

Meaning: support

Synonym: adopt, maintain, defend

Antonym: attack, reject

Sentence: He was an optimist or he would never have espoused the American cause.

10.Sporadic

Meaning: on and off

Synonym: occasional, infrequent, irregular

Antonym: common, constant, frequent

Sentence:At first resistance to Western encroachment was sporadic and uncoordinated.

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