VOCABULARY
- DAUB (VERB): deface
Synonyms: smear, smudge
Antonyms: cleanse, purify
Example Sentence: The criminal daubed the victim’s face.
- YEARNING (NOUN): desire
Synonyms: aspiration, craving
Antonyms: apathy, distaste
Example Sentence: I have a yearning to crack the IBPS PO examination.
- INCUR (VERB): bring upon oneself
Synonyms: obtain, acquire
Antonyms: forfeit, lose
Example Sentence: The retiree was able to pull out his funds early, but he did incur a fee when doing so.
- GUSHING (ADJECTIVE): flowing
Synonyms: spouting, pouring out
Antonyms: stagnant, frozen
Example Sentence: Abuses were gushing from his mouth like hell.
- PERISH (VERB): decay
Synonyms: rot, expire
Antonyms: improve, rise
Example Sentence: This chemical will eventually perish sometime today.
- BANTER (NOUN): teasing
Synonyms: jeering, ridicule
Antonyms: flattery, praise
Example Sentence: His t-shirt had some banter line written over it.
- EXTENSIVELY (ADVERB): widely
Synonyms: broadly, greatly
Antonyms: minutely, marginally
Example Sentence: The demonetisation scheme benefitted the masses extensively.
- COINCIDE (VERB): go along with
Synonyms: concur, harmonize
Antonyms: deviate, dissent
Example Sentence: I can coincide with his idea.
- PSEUDONYM (NOUN): false name
Synonyms: nick name, alias
Antonyms: real name, authentic name
Example Sentence: All the characters in the play used their pseudonym.
- VANITY (NOUN): egotism
Synonyms: conceitedness, ostentation
Antonyms: humility, modesty
Example Sentence: It flattered his vanity to think I was in love with him.
