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Vocabulary - 15.04.2016

Mahendra Guru
Vocabulary  - 15.04.2016
1. NEOPHYTE (NOUN): beginner

Synonyms: amateur, novice 

Antonyms: professional, expert

Example Sentence:

Even the best player in the world was once a neophyte at the sport.


2. PRETENSION (NOUN): self- importance

Synonyms: snobbishness, pomposity Antonyms: modesty, propriety

Example Sentence: 

He is adored by millions because he lacks in pretension.


3. PITHY (VERB): to the point

Synonyms: concise, brief Antonyms: lengthy, verbose

Example Sentence: 

In order to make it quick the teach gave pithy explanation for all the questions.


4. PERVASIVE (ADJECTIVE): which is all over the place.

Synonyms: omnipresent, prevalent Antonyms: deficient, scanty

Example Sentence: 

Unemployment is a pervasive issue in India touching all the classes.


5. HERMETIC (ADJECTIVE): airtight

Synonyms: impervious, sealed Antonyms: susceptible, penetrable

Example Sentence: 

The cells were hermetic causing the prisoners to die of suffocation.


6. UTTERANCE (NOUN): revelation 

Synonyms: pronouncement, declaration Antonyms: concealment, secret

Example Sentence: 

The news would bubble inside his gut till it finds utterance.


7. DAWDLE (VERB): waste time

Synonyms: laze, saunter Antonyms: rush, hasten

Example Sentence: 

People hasten to ask for help but often dawdle when help is needed.


8. SCURRY (VERB): move along swiftly 

Synonyms: scamper, dash Antonyms: loaf, dawdle

Example Sentence: 

The shy girl scurried towards her father when called for. 


9. DENIGRATION (NOUN): belittlement

Synonyms: defamation, ridicule Antonyms: cajolery, blandishment

Example Sentence: those who denigrate others often do it to hide their own failures. 


10. DRUDGERY (NOUN): tedious work

Synonyms: labor, travail Antonyms: lethargy, indolence

Example Sentence: to lose weight one has to endure the drudgery of hard exercises.

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