The Hindu Vocabulary | 21 - 07 - 17

1. FOOTLOOSE (ADJECTIVE): Easy going

Synonyms: unattached, free and easy                

Antonyms: bound, enslaved

Example Sentence:

I am a footloose person and so is she.

2. ROLLICKING (ADJECTIVE): Joyous

Synonyms: jaunty, spirited                

Antonyms: sad, depressed

Example Sentence:

We enjoyed his rollicking performance.

3. LANGUID (ADJECTIVE): Dropping

Synonyms: sluggish, laid-back             

Antonyms: energetic, lively

Example Sentence:

Why are you looking so languid?

4. MURKY (ADJECTIVE): Dark

Synonyms: gloomy, dreary            

Antonyms: bright, luminous

Example Sentence:

The stress lines on his face are the clear sign of murky life that he is leading.

5. RAKISH (ADJECTIVE): Charming

Synonyms: dashing, raffish    

Antonyms: boorish, adhesive

Example Sentence:

He is a rakish man.

6. COHORT (NOUN): Companion

Synonyms: comrade, partner                   

 Antonyms: opponent, adversary

Example Sentence:

Adivasis and their cohort made the violent protest.

7. WEAKENED (ADJECTIVE): Depleted

Synonyms: exhausted, tired                   

Antonyms: energetic, invigorated

Example Sentence:

His eyes were looking painstakingly weakened. 

8. SUBLIME (ADJECTIVE): Magnificent

Synonyms: glorious, heavenly   

Antonyms: inferior, lowly

Example Sentence:

The function we attended took place at a sublime lodge.

9. ENSCONCE (ADJECTIVE): Situate

Synonyms: stash, cache          

 Antonyms: unsettle, depart

Example Sentence:

There is no need to worry about the witness because she is ensconced in the safe house.

10. DETOUR (NOUN): Deviation

Synonyms: turn, diversion        

Antonyms: straightness, direction

Example Sentence:

Due to metro work, traffic has to follow detour.

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