Hindu Word Meaning for SSC CGL 2016, SSC CPO, SSC CHSL

Today’s Word from The Hindu

1. Dilapidate

•Meaning: Demolish, Deface

•Synonym: deform, distort, destroy

•Antonym: Build , construct, adorn

•Sentence: He had immediately promised to dilapidate it to its former state at theend of the year.

2. Sinister

•Meaning: Nasty

•Synonym: evil, bad, baneful 

•Antonym: good, happy, auspicious 

•Sentence:His sinister countenance was watchedwith terrible constancy by Jude.

3. Farcical

•Meaning: absurd

•Synonym: comical, funny, laughable 

•Antonym: grave, reasonable, sad

•Sentence:It would look so farcical if it we’re not sodeadly to witness.

4. Protagonist

•Meaning: person who takes the lead

•Synonym: hero, idle, advocate 

•Antonym: antagonist 

•Sentence:There is no longer a protagonist in thegreat drama, for there is no longer an antagonist.

5. Succumb

•Meaning: die or surrender

•Synonym: cease, gave away, defer 

•Antonym: continue, defend, fight

•Sentence:Thus it was, however, that he did not succumb to the fearful injury he had received.

6. Heckle

•Meaning: jeer

•Synonym: ridicule, taunt, tease

•Antonym: please, praise, aid 

•Sentence:I was going to heckle him, when he explained

7. Scorn

•Meaning: contempt towards something

•Synonym: mockery, sarcasm

•Antonym: praise, respect, approval

•Sentence:Scorn and satire were freely used, so that the anxiety of the friends of Lincoln was awakened.

8. Hurled

•Meaning: throw forcefully 

•Synonym: fire, toss, launch 

•Antonym: hold, keep, receive

•Sentence:My friend now began to hurl stones at it, but it easily dodged them.

9. Pitting

•Meaning: oppose

•Synonym: counter, set against, vie

•Antonym: agree, go along

•Sentence: We determine which is the faster horseby pitting one against the other in arace.

10. Allay

•Meaning: reduce something

•Synonym: calm, ease, lessen

•Antonym: aggravate, agitate, incite

•Sentence:It will be easy to excite passion anddifficult to allay it.

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