The Vocab Master For All Competitive Exams | 22-10-2023

 

1-HUMONGOUS: Verb : a playful or exaggerated way to emphasize the vastness or size of an object

Synonyms: Huge, massive, gigantic

Antonyms : Tiny, small, minuscule

Sentence: The iceberg that floated past their ship was truly humongous, dwarfing everything in its vicinity.

2-FERVOUR : Adjective : a strong and sincere emotion

Synonyms: Passion, enthusiasm, zeal

Antonyms: Apathy, indifference, coolness

Sentence: His fervour for learning and knowledge was evident in his tireless pursuit

of education.

3-CHRONICLED: Noun: To record or write a detailed and chronological account of events, actions, or experiences in order to document or preserve them.

Synonyms: Record, document, narrate

Antonyms: Forget, erase, ignore

Sentence: The diary chronicled the daily life of a soldier during the war, offering a personal

perspective on the conflict.

4-CONGREGATE: Adjective: To come together or gather in a group or assembly, typically for a specific purpose, event, or meeting.

Synonyms: Assemble, gather, collect, meet

Antonyms: Disperse, scatter, separate.

Sentence: After the lecture, attendees will congregate in the lobby for a reception and

networking opportunity.

5-CONDUCIVE: Adjective: a display of wealth or excess.

Synonyms: Favorable, advantageous, beneficial

Antonyms: Hindering, detrimental, unfavourable

Sentence: A quiet and organized study environment is conducive to better

concentration and learning.

6-ANCILLARIES: Adjective: Ancillaries refer to subsidiaries or auxiliary things, components, or services that support or complement the main or primary thing

Synonyms: Subsidiaries, accessories, supplements

Antonyms: Essentials, fundamentals

Sentence: The hospital invested in modern medical equipment, as well as various ancillaries to provide the best patient care.

7-UNFETTER: Verb : To release or set free from restraints, restrictions, or limitations to

remove or loosen fetters or constraints.

Synonyms: Liberate, free, release

Antonyms: Restrain, confine, shackle

 

Sentence: She felt like a weight had been lifted off her shoulders when she decided to

unfetter herself from the toxic relationship.

8-LOBOTOMISE: Adjective: To perform a lobotomy on someone, which involves surgically altering or damaging their frontal lobes

Synonyms: frontal lobectomy

Antonyms: Cure, heal, treat

Sentence: The controversial decision to lobotomize the patient was made by the medical

team as a last resort to control severe and violent behavioural issues despite the potential risks.

9-CONGLOMERATE: Verb: To gather or collect diverse things or entities into a single body or group

Synonyms: Combine, merge, amalgamate

Antonyms: Divide, separate, disband

Sentence: They will conglomerate their resources and expertise to tackle

the complex project.

10-HITHERTO : Adverb: Up to this time, until now, until this point.

Synonyms: So far, thus far, up to now, until now.

Antonyms: Henceforth, from now on, in the future

Sentence: We had enjoyed a peaceful journey hitherto, but now we faced unexpected difficulties on the road.

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