The Vocab Master For All Competitive Exams | 18-10-2023

 

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-CONGREGAT : 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, unfavorable

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

learning.

6-ANCILLARIES : Adjective :  Ancillaries refer to subsidiary 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 behavioral 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, upto 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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