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◆Daily The Hindu Vocabulary◆
1. FISHY (ADJECTIVE): dubious
Synonyms: doubtful, suspicious
Antonyms: truthful, aboveboard
Example Sentence:
I am convinced there is something fishy going on.
2. KNOTTY (ADJECTIVE): troublesome
Synonyms: mystifying, perplexing
Antonyms: easy, facile
Example Sentence:
It was his knotty idea.
3. KNAVE (NOUN): fraud
Synonyms: miscreant, rogue
Antonyms: hero, angel
Example Sentence:
He is known as a notorious knave of this area.
4. LUDICROUS (ADJECTIVE): absurd
Synonyms: bizarre, comical
Antonyms: normal, ordinary
Example Sentence:
It was a ludicrous statement made by her.
5. KUDOS (NOUN): praise
Synonyms: esteem, applause
Antonyms: dishonour, denunciation
Example Sentence:
When the football team won the state championship, they were given kudos during a celebratory pep rally.
6. JOLT (VERB): convulse
Synonyms: disturb, jar
Antonyms: calm, comfort
Example Sentence:
His statement jolted me in my mind.
7. VERBOSE (ADJECTIVE): wordy
Synonyms: gabby, circumlocutory
Antonyms: concise, succinct
Example Sentence:
He is a verbose man.
8. HERETIC (NOUN): schismatic
Synonyms: apostate, pagan
Antonyms: believer, follower
Example Sentence:
As a relapsed heretic, he was left to the secular arm.
9. COVERT (ADJECTIVE): hidden
Synonyms: undercover, secret
Antonyms: open, known
Example Sentence:
Behind his soft behaviour he has some covert intentions.
10. DEFILE (VERB): corrupt
Synonyms: degrade, desecrate
Antonyms: honour, praise
Example Sentence:
He tried to defile the system.
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