Today’s Word from The Hindu
1. Piffle
- Meaning: nonsense
- Synonym: Foolishness, baloney
- Antonym: sense, truth
- Sentence:"I don't know anything about that sort ofpiffle," said his guest, severely.
2. Polemic
- Meaning: Argumentative
- Synonym: belligerent, contentious
- Antonym: benevolent, cordial.
- Sentence:It is not so much in the polemic or in the scholar we are interested, as in the man.
3. Appalling
- Meaning: Horrifying
- Synonym: alarming, astounding,
- Antonym: beautiful, calming
- Sentence:For one breath there was an appalling silence on the mountainside.
4. Precinct
- Meaning: A district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes
- Synonym: tract, ward, subdivision
- Antonym: whole
- Sentence:The commissioner made visitations to all the precinct stations
5. Pristine
- Meaning: clean, pure
- Synonym: immaculate, untouched, intact
- Antonym: affected, dirty
- Sentence:It will keep in its pristine state formonths, if excluded from the air.
6. Tirade
- Meaning: A speech of violent denunciation
- Synonym: denunciation, harangue, ranting
- Antonym: compliment, harmony, peace
- Sentence:Her tirade provoked a counterblast from her husband
7. Semblance
- Meaning: An outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
- Synonym: pretence, façade, mien
- Antonym: concrete, rear
- Sentence:He hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity
8. Striving
- Meaning: Attempt
- Synonym: endeavouring, reaching, sweat
- Antonym: neglect, agree, rest
- Sentence:It is not charity to give these men theopportunities for which they strive.
9. Inclement
- Meaning: Bitter,
- Synonym: brutal, hard, foul
- Antonym: clear, merciful, nice
- Sentence:One of the most inclement winters in the Gulf of Mexico had passed in the comfortless manner described in the last chapter.
10. Fidgety
- Meaning: Nervous and unable to relax
- Synonym: apprehensive, jittery, twitchy
- Antonym: restful, unmoving, composed
- Sentence:Until he did so, Mr Frampton was too fidgety to be approachable on any other subject.
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