The Hindu Vocabulary: Day 1
Next Current Affairs provides you The Hindu Vocabulary on daily basis to improve your vocab power and helps you in your preparation for government jobs. Habit of reading Newspaper enhance your English language skills. Here some of the important vocabulary taken from the Hindu Newspaper. we are providing series of vocab as The Hindu Vocabulary.
Day 1 – The Hindu Vocabulary
Reconcile
Meaning = restore friendly relations between
Synonyms = resolve, smooth over, restore harmony
Antonyms = disagree, confuse, agitate
Absurd
Meaning = wildly unreasonable, illogical or inappropriate
Synonyms = ridiculous, freaky, preposterous, goofy
Antonyms = logical, reasonable, sensible, wise
Ire
Meaning = anger
Synonyms = annoyance, fury, rage
Antonyms = joy, comfort, cheer
Shrewd
Meaning = having or showing sharp powers of judgement
Synonyms = probing, penetrating, crafty, clever, sage
Antonyms = blunt, idiotic, ignorant, slow
Akin
Meaning = a similar character
Synonyms = analogous, comparable, alike
Antonyms = alien, unrelated
Gratify
Meaning = give pleasure or satisfaction
Synonyms = gladden, delight, make content
Antonyms = depress, hurt, neglect
Augment
Meaning = make something greater by adding to it
Synonyms = boost, enlarge, strengthen
Antonyms = reduce, shorten, lessen
Mull
Meaning = think about (a fact, proposal, or request) deeply and at length
Synonyms = contemplate, examine, ponder
Antonyms = ignore, neglect, dismiss
Usher
Meaning = show or guide (someone) somewhere
Synonyms = assist, help, escort, accompany
Antonyms = neglect, cease, finish
Prudently
Meaning = in a way that shows care and thoughts for the future
Synonyms = wisely, logically, shrewdly, rationally, aptly
Antonyms = stupidly, unintelligent
Refute
Meaning = prove that (someone) is wrong
Synonyms = expose, quash, rebut, parry
Antonyms = agree, concede, endorse, concur
Impasse
Meaning = a situation in which no progress is possible, especially because of disagreement; a deadlock
Synonyms = cessation, dilemma, checkmate, stand-off
Antonyms = solution, breakthrough, boon, agreement
Oblige
Meaning = make (someone) legally or morally bound to do something
Synonyms = bind, compel, constrain, coerce
Antonyms = free, release, let off
Errant
Meaning = erring or straying from the accepted course or standards
Synonyms = devious, offending, deviant, unorthodox
Antonyms = normal, correct, righteous
Foray
Meaning = a sudden attack or incursion into enemy territory; especially to obtain something
Synonyms = attack, assault, invasion, raid, sortie
Antonyms = idleness, laziness
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