VOCAB FOR THE DAY

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 VAPID (ADJECTIVE): flat, dull

Synonyms: boring, insipid

Antonyms: exciting, interesting

Example Sentence: It was a vapid party.

  1. OVERWEENING (ADJECTIVE): arrogant

Synonyms: cavalier, haughty

Antonyms: modest, unassuming

example Sentence:Her landlord is an overweening lady.

  1. WINTRY (ADJECTIVE):cold

Synonyms: snowy, chilled

Antonyms: warm, heated

Example Sentence:Ladakh is a wintry place.

  1. UNCOUTH (ADJECTIVE): clumsy or ill-mannered

Synonyms: boorish, barbaric

onyms: agile, refined

Example Sentence:He disliked the uncouth behavior of his friend.

  1. FURORE (NOUN):disturbance

Synonyms: commotion, tumult

Antonyms: calmness, happiness

Example Sentence:After bomb blast the city was in a state of furore.

  1. TENACIOUS (ADJECTIVE): unyielding

Synonyms: cohesive, determined

Antonyms: frail, irresolute

Example Sentence:His dream to become a doctor is tenacious.

  1. DEIGN (VERB): lower oneself

Synonyms: consent, stoop 

Antonyms: oppose, refuse

Example Sentence:She did not deign to respond to the impolite questions.

  1. ARCANE (ADJECTIVE): secret

Synonyms: hidden, covert

Antonyms: known, common

Example Sentence:The conspirators have an arcane plan behind their act.

  1. REPINE (VERB): complain

Synonyms: lament, mourn

Antonyms: praise, be happy

Example Sentence:Citizens are always repining about the increasing tax burden.

  1. COMPUNCTION (NOUN):regret, sorrow

Synonyms: penitence, remorse

Antonyms: happiness, disdain

Example Sentence:He confessed to defrauding hundreds of clients, but showed no compunction.