** Vocabulary Words - 15.05.2015 **

** Vocabulary Words - 15.05.2015 **

1. AFTERMATH (NOUN): the unpleasant consequences of an event or accident

Synonyms: impact, flak Antonyms: cause , source

Example Sentence:

Many more people died in the aftermath of the explosion.

2. RABID (ADJECTIVE): having and expressing extreme and unreasonable feelings

Synonyms: frenetic, crazy Antonyms: calm , lethargic

Example Sentence:

Her mother was bitten by a rabid dog.

3. EXIGENT (ADJECTIVE): urgent, critical

Synonyms: crucial, acute Antonyms: easy, facile

Example Sentence:

The patient has an exigent need for medication, or else he will lose his sight.

4. FERAL (ADJECTIVE): wild, savage

Synonyms: ferocious, brutal Antonyms: domesticated, cultivated

Example Sentence:

That beast looks so feral that I would fear being alone with it

5. INSENSATE (ADJECTIVE): lacking sympathy and compassion

Synonyms: apathetic, callous Antonyms: sympathetic , sensible

Example Sentence:

They have a tendency to become rather insensately hostile to anyone who questions their belief system in any way..

6. COGENT (ADJECTIVE) : intellectually convincing

Synonyms: Compelling, Persuasive Antonyms: Ineffective, Unimportant

Example Sentence:

Irene’s arguments in favor of abstinence were so cogent that I could not resist them.

7. ANATHEMA (NOUN): a cursed, detested person

Synonyms: Bane, Pariah Antonyms: Love, Like

Example Sentence:

I never want to see that murderer. He is an anathema to me.

8. UNABASHED (ADJECTIVE): not embarrased

Synonyms: shameless, blatant Antonyms: shameful, guilty

Example Sentence:

Under the thin veneer of economic growth lies a society where greed and unabashed corruption rule the day.

9. PANACHE (NOUN): distinctive and stylish elegance

Synonyms: charisma, flamboyance Antonyms: spiritlessness

Example Sentence:

Only his few recipes in the new issue show a certain lack of panache.

10. IMPUTE (VERB): attribute

Synonyms: ascribe, adduce Antonyms: absolve, exonerate

Example Sentence:

If readings are missing for some period at one site, averages of nearby sites are used to impute a value for that site.

** ANTONYMS & SYNONYMS **
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►-Desecrate-अपवित्र करना, दूषित करना, भ्रष्ट करना
S- profane, misuse, abuse, corrupt
A- consecrate, purify, sanctify, solemnize, glorify

►-Despair- निराशा, नाउम्मीदी
S- despondency, desperation, hopelesness, dejection
A- confidence, hope, elation, anticipation, expectation