VOCAB OF THE DAY

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  1. EMBRACE (VERB): hold tightly in arms

Synonyms: grasp, enfold

Antonyms: shun, unwrap

Example Sentence: We should embrace the poor and at least try to listen to them.

 

  1. AFFORESTATION (NOUN): forest management

Synonyms: forestation, arboriculture

Antonyms: deforestation, erosion

Example Sentence: We must encourage afforestation because it is the need of the hour.

 

  1. MERCANTILE (ADJECTIVE): regarding business

Synonyms: trade, monetary

Antonyms: noncommercial, not-for-profit

Example Sentence:  They were talking about mercantile investments.

 

  1. NAP (NOUN): short sleep

Synonyms: catnap, doze

Antonyms: unconsciousness, death

Example Sentence: The moment I took a nap someone knocked at the door.

 

  1. PANTHEIST (NOUN): a person who doesn’t believe in orthodox religion

Synonyms: agnostic, freethinker

Antonyms: believer, pious

Example Sentence: Manish is a pantheist person.

 

  1. DEFAULT (NOUN): failure

Synonyms: delinquency, dereliction

Antonyms: perfection, strength

Example Sentence: We have been able to track the default and will crackdown on the defaulters soon.

 

  1. REGULATION (NOUN): management

Synonyms: moderation, supervision

Antonyms: deregulation, mismanagement

Example Sentence: We need proper regulations in place to get the best out of the team.

 

  1. RESHUFFLE (VERB): reorganize

Synonyms: reorient, rejuvenate

Antonyms: damage, raze

Example Sentence: We are going to reshuffle the top management of the company.

 

  1. ESCALATE (VERB): increase

Synonyms: magnify, broaden

Antonyms: shrink, weaken

Example Sentence: She mixed some wrong chemical which initially escalated the reaction.

 

  1. STIR (NOUN): agitation

Synonyms: whirlwind, commotion

Antonyms: peace, harmony

Example Sentence: Their walkout from the assembly caused quite a stir.