VOCAB OF THE DAY

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  1. REBUTTAL (NOUN): Counterstatement

Synonyms: rejoinder, reply

Antonyms: question, quest

Example Sentence: Anuj was all set for rebuttal.

 

  1. NEXUS (NOUN): Middle

Synonyms: centre, core

Antonyms: exteriority, outside

Example Sentence: He was sitting in the nexus.

 

  1. RETRAL (ADJECTIVE): Back

Synonyms: behind, hind

Antonyms: front, preceding

Example Sentence: He was standing on retral of his brother.

 

  1. AMATORY (ADJECTIVE): Desirous

Synonyms: admiring, amorous

Antonyms: hateful, unfriendly

Example Sentence: The amatory letter itself described it all.

 

  1. SEQUESTER (VERB): Isolate

Synonyms: cloister, segregate

Antonyms: gather, collect

Example Sentence: She was sequestered due to her communicative disease.

 

  1. ESCHEW (VERB): Abandon

Synonyms: avoid, forgo

Antonyms: face, meet

Example Sentence: He usually eschews his friends in the time of their need.

 

  1. SETBACK (NOUN): Delay

Synonyms: hindrance, impediment

Antonyms: assistance, aid

Example Sentence: I can’t handle more setback in production.

 

  1. FLASHY (ADJECTIVE): Garish

Synonyms: gaudy, snazzy

Antonyms: drab, modest

Example Sentence: She wore a flashy necklace.

 

  1. SATE (VERB): Satisfy

Synonyms: gratify, satiate

Antonyms: dissatisfy, abstain

Example Sentence: Bit of grams sated her hunger.

 

  1. WHACKED (VERB): Bash

Synonyms: collide, slam

Antonyms: praise, tap

Example Sentence: He was whacked by his boss.