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Vocabulary - 29.04.2016

Mahendra Guru
Vocabulary - 29.04.2016
1. RADIANCE (NOUN): brightness

Synonyms: luminescence, brilliance

Antonyms: dullness, darkness

Example Sentence: 

We were surprised by its radiance.


2. HALCYON (ADJECTIVE): calm 

Synonyms: peaceful, quiet Antonyms: agitated, excited

Example Sentence: 

Halcyon days that appeared a few years back, now seem to be a dream.


3. AFFLUENCE (NOUN): wealth

Synonyms: abundance, riches Antonyms: rags, trash

Example Sentence: 

Affluence in his life made him forget the value of character.


4. HOLOCAUST (NOUN): destruction 

Synonyms: carnage, massacre Antonyms: peace, truce

Example Sentence: 

The Third world war is bound to bring about a nuclear holocaust.


5. JOCUND (ADJECTIVE): elated

Synonyms: blithe, jocose Antonyms: sad, gloomy 

Example Sentence:

Despite reeling under heavy debt Mr. Micawber was a jocund character.


6. KNOTTY (ADJECTIVE): complicated

Synonyms: confusing, perplexing Antonyms: easy, facile

Example Sentence: 

Since Independence, India has not been able to solve a single knotty problem.


7. IMPUTE (VERB): attribute

Synonyms: ascribe, accredit Antonyms: absolve, exonerate

Example Sentence: 

You can impute his failure in life to his fickle mindedness.


8. ERRANT (ADJECTIVE): wrong

Synonyms: aberrant, erratic Antonyms: normal, correct 

Example Sentence: 

Many errant students were punished.


9. FAWNING (ADJECTIVE): flattering

Synonyms: deferential, groveling Antonyms: callous, careless

Example Sentence: 

One must be wary of fawning admirers because they always have an axe to grind.


10. MENACE (NOUN): danger

Synonyms: threat, peril Antonyms: certainty, surety

Example Sentence:

Terrorism is a potential menace to the integrity of the country.

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