VOCAB OF THE DAY

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  1. STASH (NOUN): Hoard

Synonyms: cache, inventory

Antonyms: debt, lack

Example Sentence:-Ranvijay came back to rescue his little hoard of gold.

 

  1. STILTED (ADJECTIVE): Artificial

Synonyms: pretentious, pompous

Antonyms: genuine, honest

Example Sentence:-I hate his stilted smile.

 

  1. SERRATED (ADJECTIVE): Jagged

Synonyms: indented, notched

Antonyms: smooth, flat

Example Sentence:-Bread knives should have a serrated edge.

 

  1. SCURVY (ADJECTIVE): Dirty

Synonyms: abject, base

Antonyms: excellent, valuable

Example Sentence:-Why do you always want to play scurvy tricks on your friends?

 

  1. SNIDE (ADJECTIVE): Derogatory

Synonyms: disparaging, sneering

Antonyms: gentle, kind

Example Sentence:-How dare you make snide remarks on my brother?

 

  1. TABOO (ADJECTIVE): Banned

Synonyms: prohibited, forbidden

Antonyms: acceptable, allowed

Example Sentence:-Speaking Hindi is taboo in her college.

 

  1. SUBDUE (VERB): conquer

Synonyms: overcome, overpower

Antonyms: encourage, strengthen

Example Sentence:-Ashoka subdued many states one after another.

 

  1. SHRILL (ADJECTIVE): High pitched

Synonyms: deafening, discordant

Antonyms: mild, soft

Example Sentence:-The shrill noise of horns irritates me a lot.

 

  1. COMATOSE (ADJECTIVE): unconsciousness

Synonyms: senseless, dopey

Antonyms: conscious, alert

Example Sentence:-The left side of my brain had been so severely bruised that I was comatose for a month.

 

  1. CRYPTIC (ADJECTIVE): Ambiguous

Synonyms: arcane, enigmatic

Antonyms: certain, definite

Example Sentence:-I don’t understand the cryptic tone of a narrator.