◆Daily The Hindu Vocabulary◆ 1. ABROGATE (VERB): repudiate S | ENGLISH EDITORIALS (SBI IBPS RRB RBI Po Clerk So)

◆Daily The Hindu Vocabulary◆


1. ABROGATE (VERB): repudiate
Synonyms: revoke, repeal
Antonyms: institute
Example Sentence:
The ministry proposed to abrogate the electoral law of 1850.

2. INSULAR (ADJECTIVE):  narrow-minded
Synonyms: limited, blinkered
Antonyms: broad-minded
Example Sentence:
They are a group of stubbornly insular farming people.

3. DISPENSATION (NOUN):exemption
Synonyms: immunity, exception
Antonyms: restriction
Example Sentence:
Although she was too young, she was given special dispensation to sing.

4. DE FACTO (ADJECTIVE): in practice
Synonyms: in effect, in fact
Antonyms: alleged
Example Sentence:
The country was de facto divided between two states.

5. FRAUGHT (ADJECTIVE): anxious
Synonyms: worried, upset
Antonyms: calm
Example Sentence:
There was a fraught silence.

6. DISCRETIONARY (ADJECTIVE): optional
Synonyms: non-compulsory, voluntary
Antonyms: compulsory
Example Sentence:
There has been an increase in year-end discretionary bonuses.

7. ALOOF (ADJECTIVE): distant
Synonyms: detached unresponsive
Antonyms: familiar
Example Sentence:
They were courteous but faintly aloof.

8. GRATIFICATION (NOUN):  satisfaction
Synonyms: fulfilment, indulgence
Antonyms: dissatisfaction
Example Sentence:
My son's success was a great gratification.

9. PRODIGIOUS (ADJECTIVE):  enormous
Synonyms: huge colossal
Antonyms: small
Example Sentence:
The stove consumed a prodigious amount of fuel.

10. STIGMATIZE (VERB): condemn
Synonyms: denounce, brand
Antonyms: eulogize
Example Sentence:
He was stigmatized in fashion by the people.

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