Today’s Word from The Hindu
1. Tandem
Meaning: Alongside each other
Synonym: together, in flow,
Antonym: alone
Sentence:A tight fiscal policy working in tandem with a tight foreign exchange policy.
2. Sprawled
Meaning: spread out
Synonym: lie, fall
Antonym: straighten, compress, stand
Sentence:Urban sprawl and chaos create many planning problems.
3. Nigh
Meaning: near
Synonym: nearly, adjacent, close
Antonym: far, distant
Sentence:But with Election Day drawing nigh once more, guess who is promising what once again?
4. Primordial
Meaning: earliest
Synonym: primeval. pristine
Antonym: modern, new, last
Sentence:Her immense wooden sculptures refer to a primitive form of life in primordial worlds.
5. Legion
Meaning: numerous
Synonym: myriad, countless, many
Antonym: few, numbered
Sentence:The Roman legions brought peace and prosperity, at least most of the time.
6. Quixotic
Meaning: idealistic
Synonym: dreamy, foolish, impractical
Antonym: cautious, realistic, wise
Sentence:That sounds quixotically noble, this stand for the ‘inviolability of marriage.
7. Coveted
Meaning: desire strongly
Synonym: choose, fancy,
Antonym: abjure, dislike
Sentence:Earlier this year he won yet another coveted Sony award for his breakfast show.
8. Fissure
Meaning: A long, narrow opening
Synonym: hole, cleavage, crack
Antonym: closure, solid
Sentence:A fissure between philosophy and reality.
9. Peddling
Meaning: sell door to door
Synonym: canvas, market, promote
Antonym: pull, buy
Sentence:youths involved in drug peddling.
10. Pernicious
Meaning: hurtful
Synonym: malicious, fatal, evil
Antonym: assisting, good,
Sentence:He thought "such a system would be wrong and pernicious in the extreme.
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