VOCAB OF THE DAY

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  1. INSISTENCE (NOUN): demand 

 

Synonyms: urging, emphasis 

 

Antonyms: satisfaction, satiation 

 

Example Sentence: Our insistence for luxuries should not cause a misery to anyone. 

 

 

  1. NEGATE (VERB): contradict

 

Synonyms: annihilate, disallow 

 

Antonyms: allow, assist 

 

Example Sentence: The criminal will negate all charges if you failed to prove him guilty.

 

 

  1. QUEER (ADJECTIVE):abnormal

 

Synonyms: erratic, weird 

 

Antonyms: sensible, sound 

 

Example Sentence:  They are queer in behavior and extremely uncultured in their lifestyle. 

 

 

  1. STIMULATE (VERB): provoke

 

Synonyms: elate, arouse 

 

Antonyms: neglect, dishearten 

 

Example Sentence: The teacher has to stimulate the students in order to create a hunger in them.

 

 

  1. BARB (NOUN): point 

 

Synonyms: prickle, prong

 

Antonyms: kindness, praise

 

Example Sentence: Watch out for barbs as they can hurt you badly.

 

 

  1. UNPRECEDENTED (ADJECTIVE): exceptional

 

Synonyms: bizarre, anomalous 

 

Antonyms: familiar, regular 

 

Example Sentence: We have come across unprecedented reactions that weren’t expected.

 

 

  1. PIQUANT (ADJECTIVE): sparkling

 

Synonyms: peppery, spicy 

 

Antonyms: flavorless, tasteless

 

Example Sentence: We need to eat piquant dishes in order to get the real taste of Royal Rajasthan.

 

 

  1. RUSTICATE (VERB): expel 

 

Synonyms: dispel, ostracize 

 

Antonyms: incorporate, inculcate 

 

Example Sentence: The principal will rusticate all the students who don’t deserve to be taught in a healthy environment 

 

 

  1. DRAPE (VERB): cover 

 

Synonyms: wrap, envelop 

 

Antonyms: unwrap, uncover 

 

Example Sentence: The snow draped everything as the temperature kept deteriorating. 

 

 

  1. PROMOTION (NOUN):advancement

 

Synonyms: elevation, aggrandizement 

 

Antonyms: hindrance, debasement 

 

Example Sentence: They have got the promotion because they deserved it in one way or the other.