The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Day 3

The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Day 3

Next Current Affairs provides you The Hindu Editorial 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 Editorial Vocabulary.

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The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary Day 3

 

Recede (Verb)

Meaning: Go or move back or further away from a previous position

Synonyms: Decrease, Diminish, Retreat, withdraw

Antonyms: Enhance, Expand, Develop

Usage: Flood waters finally began to recede in November.

Glide (Verb)

Meaning: Move with a smooth, quiet continuous motion.

Synonyms: Skip, Slip, Float, Drift, Flit

Antonyms: face, land, walk

Usage: He started to glide her across the floor easily

Sop (Noun)

Meaning: a thing of no great value given or done as a concession to appease someone whose main concerns or demands are not being met.

Synonyms: Absorb, Dip, saturate, Soak

Antonyms: dry, dehydrate

Usage:  Sop up the water with a paper towel

Vicious (Adjective)

Meaning: Deliberately cruel or violent.

Synonyms: Barbarous, Brutal, Ferocious, Savage, Violent, Dangerous

Antonyms: Innocent, Mild, Gentle, Kindly, Benevolent

Usage: Vicious thugs attacked an elderly man

Curtail (Verb)

Meaning: Reduce in extent or quantity, impose a restriction

Synonyms: Downsize, Lessen, Trim, Reduce, Cut, Drop

Antonyms: Increase, Grow, Enlarge

Usage: We must try to curtail our spending

Entice (Verb)

Meaning: Attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage

Synonyms: Coax, Cajole, Lure, Attract

Antonyms: Repel, Torn off, Disgust

Usage: Our special offers are intended to entice people to buy

Herald (Verb)

Meaning: a person or thing viewed as a sign that something is about to happen.

Synonyms: Signal, Indicate, Announce, Declare, Ballyhoo

Antonyms: Conceal, Hide, Deny

Usage: The king’s herald walked before

Afoul (Adjective)

Meaning: Into conflict or difficulty with

Synonyms: Badly, Faultily, Erroneously

Antonyms: Good, Right

Usage: Be careful not to fall afoul of the law

Espouse (Verb)

Meaning: Adopt or support (a cause, belief, or way of life)

Synonyms: Embrace, Accept, Adopt, Defend

Antonyms: Attack, Disagree, Reject, Oppose

Usage: So those who espouse equal opportunity need to elaborate its purpose.

Tame (Adjective)

Meaning: (of a person) willing to cooperate

Synonyms: Conquer, Curb, Docile, Soften

Antonyms: Surrender, Allow, Irritate

Usage:  The film has a tame ending

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