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◆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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