2021-07-06 04:32:52
Daily The Hindu Vocabulary - 6 July 2021
1. COHERE (VERB): stick
Synonyms: together hold, together bind
Antonyms: fall apart
Example Sentence:
He made the series of fictions cohere into a convincing sequence.
2. UNTENABLE (ADJECTIVE): indefensible
Synonyms: undefendable, unarguable
Antonyms: tenable
Example Sentence:
This argument which he gave in his defense was clearly untenable.
3. BLUNT (VERB): dull
Synonyms: deaden, dampen
Antonyms: intensify
Example Sentence:
Their determination had completely been blunted.
4. PRECARIOUS (ADJECTIVE): uncertain
Synonyms: insecure unreliable
Antonyms: safe
Example Sentence:
He has made a precarious living as a painter.
5. SOPHISTICATED (ADJECTIVE): advanced
Synonyms: trailblazing, revolutionary
Antonyms: crude
Example Sentence:
The institute provides highly sophisticated computer systems.
6. AUGMENT (VERB): increase
Synonyms: add to, supplement
Antonyms: decrease
Example Sentence:
He augmented his summer income by painting houses.
7. ALLEVIATE (VERB): reduce
Synonyms: ease, relieve
Antonyms: aggravate
Example Sentence:
He was able to only alleviate her pain.
8. DISENGAGE (VERB): remove
Synonyms: detach, disentangle
Antonyms: attach
Example Sentence:
I disengaged his hand from mine.
9. AMELIORATE (VERB): improve
Synonyms: better, enhance
Antonyms: worsen
Example Sentence:
The reform did much to ameliorate living standards.
10. ENTRENCHED (ADJECTIVE): ingrained
Synonyms: established, well established
Antonyms: superficial
Example Sentence:
I have an entrenched resistance to change.
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