The Vocab Master For All Competitive Exams | 17-11-2023

 

1-Geriatric (noun) : an old person who is receiving special care 

Synonyms: elder, senior, senior citizen 

Antonyms: youngster, youth 

Sentence : Who’s going to elect a geriatric President? 

2-Ravage (verb): to bring destruction to (something) through violent action

Synonyms: destroy, devastate, ruin

Antonyms: fix, repair, redeem

Sentence: The forest was ravaged by fire.

3-Gabby (adjective): excessively or annoyingly talkative.

Synonyms: talkative, chatty, loquacious

Antonyms: laconic, silent, reticent

Sentence: Jack became gabby on his favourite topic.

4-Cognate (adjective) : having qualities in common

Synonyms: alike, analogous, comparable

Antonyms: different, dissimilar, unlike

Sentence: German and Dutch are cognate languages.

5-Puny (adjective) : small and weak.

Synonyms: diminutive, dinky, dwarfish

Antonyms: large, massive, big

Sentence: What a puny little creature!

6-Hanker (verb) : feel a strong desire for or to do something.

Synonyms: yearn, crave, desire

Antonyms: abhor, abominate, despise

Sentence: What did you hanker after most when you were in prison?

7-Burnish (verb) : polish (something, especially metal) by rubbing

Synonyms: polish (up), shine, brighten

Antonyms: rough (up), roughen, ruffle

Sentence: She wished her to dust the furniture, burnish the coal scuttle, and clean the windows.

8-Allusion (noun) : an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

Synonyms: reference to, mention of, comment on

Sentence: The committee made no allusion to the former President in its report.

9-Moribund (adjective) : (of a person) at the point of death.

Synonyms: (of a person) at the point of death.

Antonyms: dying, near death, near the end

Sentence: The patient was moribund by the time the doctor arrived.

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