VOCAB OF THE DAY
ETHOS (NOUN): ideology
Synonyms: mentality, mindset
Antonyms: body, physicality
Example Sentence: Many adventurous people live by the ethos of YOLO, you only live once.
PENITENCY (NOUN):anguish
Synonyms: attrition, contriteness
Antonyms: delight,...
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COALITION (NOUN): association
Synonyms: alliance, allied group
Antonyms: disunion, disassociation
Example Sentence: A coalition of conservationists is lobbying for a new forest preservation bill.
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EMBRACE (VERB): hold tightly in arms
Synonyms: grasp, enfold
Antonyms: shun, unwrap
Example Sentence: We should embrace the poor and at least...
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IRREFRANGIBLE (ADJECTIVE): definite
Synonyms: indisputable, undeniable
Antonyms: dubious, refutable
Example Sentence: Planck’s theory is irrefragable.
VESTIGE (NOUN): hint
Synonyms: clue, trace
Antonyms: ignorance, callowness
Example Sentence: A...
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CONTORTION (NOUN): crookedness
Synonyms: distortion, malformation
Antonyms: beauty, refinement
Example sentence: Ayush’s skills of contortion change cringe-worthy remarks into hilarious comments.
TRIAL (NOUN): a...
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CONTORTION (NOUN): crookedness
Synonyms: distortion, malformation
Antonyms: beauty, refinement
Example sentence: Ayush’s skills of contortion change cringe-worthy remarks into hilarious comments.
TRIAL (NOUN): a...
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MONGER (NOUN): vendor
Synonyms: peddler, trader
Antonyms: customer, consumer
Example Sentence: He is a fishmonger.
UPHOLD (VERB): maintain
Synonyms: support, endorse
Antonyms: discourage, abandon
Example Sentence: Try...
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EVASIVE (ADJECTIVE): deceptive
Synonyms: misleading, cagey
Antonyms: truthful, forthright
Example Sentence: The news anchor learned nothing from the politician’s evasive responses.
GODSEND (NOUN): gift
Synonyms:...
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DISPEL (VERB): allay
Synonyms: drive away thought, resolve
Antonyms: recall, take in
Example Sentence: The flowers from my husband do not dispel the fact I...
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WHIM (NOUN): sudden idea
Synonyms: inclination, vagary
Antonyms: truth, reality
Example Sentence: His instinct paid off as he picked the winning horse on a whim.
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ABRADE (VERB): scrape
Synonyms: chafe, grate
Antonyms: make happy, please
Example Sentence: The woollen blanket abraded my legs and gave me a rash.
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JIBE (VERB): conform
Synonyms: match, tally
Antonyms: differ, disagree
Example Sentence: She jibed all the details of the account.
BASTION (NOUN): bulwark
Synonyms: support, stronghold...
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IMPARTIALLY (ADVERB): justly
Synonyms: honestly, reasonably
Antonyms: unfairly, unjustly
Example Sentence: She has impartially proofread the speed test.
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VAUNT (VERB): boast
Synonyms: brag, flaunt
Antonyms: conceal, hide
Example Sentence: He likes to vaunt whenever he is with his friends.
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PERJURY (NOUN): deception
Synonyms: falsehood, dishonesty
Antonyms: frankness, openness
Example Sentence: His friend who lied about his whereabouts will soon face...
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1. PIQUANT (ADJECTIVE): acrid
Synonyms: sharp, stinging
Antonyms: blunt, mild
Example Sentence: Some chemicals have a very pungent smell.
2. CHEEKY (ADJECTIVE): bold
Synonyms: brash, audacious
Antonyms: afraid, fearful
Example Sentence:...
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MAR (VERB): spoil
Synonyms: ruin, impair
Antonyms: repair, mend
Example Sentence: They tried to marred her image.
MANNED (ADJECTIVE): defended
Synonyms: barricaded,...
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1. BERSERK (ADJECTIVE): Insane
Synonyms: crazed, maniacal
Antonyms: rational, sensible
Example Sentence: Army went berserk with an arsenal of guns.
2. DORMANT (ADJECTIVE): Asleep
Synonyms: comatose, sleeping
Antonyms: active, wakeful
Example...
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GNARLY (ADJECTIVE): different
Synonyms: extraordinary, unique
Antonyms: normal, ordinary
Example Sentence: Ronit is my gnarly fellow.
SET OFF (VERB): redeem
Synonyms: compensate, propitiate
Antonyms: disagree, spoil...
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DENATURE (VERB): debase
Synonyms: deteriorate, depreciate
Antonyms: improve, upgrade
Example sentence: The excessive use of pesticides denatured the land.
COVERTLY (ADVERB): clandestinely
Synonyms: surreptitiously,...
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Abstemious
Meaning: not eating and drinking too much
Synonym: continent, self-abnegating
Sentence: “She is known as an abstemious eater and drinker.”
Accoutre
Meaning: to...
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OVERTURN (VERB): invalidate
Synonyms: reverse, repeal
Antonyms: approve, permit
Example Sentence: The Ministry of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has overturned the...