VOCAB OF THE DAY

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  1. FOOTLOOSE (ADJECTIVE): Easy going

Synonyms: unattached, free and easy

Antonyms: bound, enslaved

Example Sentence: I am a footloose person and so is she.

 

  1. ROLLICKING (ADJECTIVE): Joyous

Synonyms: jaunty, spirited

Antonyms: sad, depressed

Example Sentence: We enjoyed his rollicking performance.

 

  1. LANGUID (ADJECTIVE): Dropping

Synonyms: sluggish, laid-back

Antonyms: energetic, lively

Example Sentence: Why are you looking so languid?

 

  1. MURKY (ADJECTIVE): Dark

Synonyms: gloomy, dreary

Antonyms: bright, luminous

Example Sentence: The stress lines on his face are the clear sign of murky life that he is leading.

 

  1. RAKISH (ADJECTIVE): Charming

Synonyms: dashing, raffish

Antonyms: boorish, adhesive

Example Sentence: He is a rakish man.

 

  1. COHORT (NOUN): Companion

Synonyms: comrade, partner

Antonyms: opponent, adversary

Example Sentence: Adivasis and their cohort made the violent protest.

 

  1. WEAKENED (ADJECTIVE): Depleted

Synonyms: exhausted, tired

Antonyms: energetic, invigorated

Example Sentence: His eyes were looking painstakingly weakened.

 

  1. SUBLIME (ADJECTIVE): Magnificent

Synonyms: glorious, heavenly

Antonyms: inferior, lowly

Example Sentence: The function we attended took place at a sublime lodge.

 

  1. ENSCONCE (ADJECTIVE): Situate

Synonyms: stash, cache

Antonyms: unsettle, depart

Example Sentence: There is no need to worry about the witness because she is ensconced in the safe house.

 

  1. DETOUR (NOUN): Deviation

Synonyms: turn, diversion

Antonyms: straightness, direction

Example Sentence: Due to metro work, traffic has to follow detour.