Today’s Word from The Hindu
1. Ravage
- Meaning: a destructive action
- Synonym: demolish, devastate, disrupt
- Antonym: mend, praise, assist
- Sentence:Charles refused battle and allowed them to ravage the suburbs with impunity.
2. Garnish
- Meaning: Something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavour or decoration
- Synonym: adornment, decoration, furbelow, tinsel
- Antonym: decrease, disinvestment, plainness
- Sentence:Cover with mayonnaise dressing and garnish with sliced red radishes.
3. Adulation
- Meaning: Servile flattery; exaggerated and hypocritical praise
- Synonym: applause, commendation, flattery
- Antonym: abuse, criticism
- Sentence:The nation, following the lead of the political leaders, joined in their adulation.
4. Contemplation
- Meaning: A long and thoughtful observation
- Synonym: meditation, deliberation, musing
- Antonym: ignorance, disregard, rejection
- Sentence:She was now to be amused with variety, and the prim was offered to her contemplation.
5. Occult
- Meaning: Hidden and difficult to see
- Synonym: mysterious, veiled, supernatural
- Antonym: bare, natural, exposed
- Sentence:She doesn't believe in the occult
6. Prudent
- Meaning: Careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment
- Synonym: wise, sensible, reasonable
- Antonym: careless, indiscreet, inattentive
- Sentence:"That sacrifice may also be a prudent action," observed Madeleine.
7. Vindicate
- Meaning: Show to be right by providing justification or proof
- Synonym: absolve, corroborate, exonerate
- Antonym: blame, convict, condemn
- Sentence:You must vindicate yourself and fight this libel
8. Delineate
- Meaning: Represented accurately or precisely
- Synonym: define, depict, portray
- Antonym: confuse, distort
- Sentence:The tree was clearly delineated by the light
9. Tramp
- Meaning: Walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
- Synonym: derelict, loafer, outcast
- Antonym: tiptoeing
- Sentence:Mules tramped in a circle around a grindstone
10. Colossal
- Meaning: So great in size, force or extent as to elicit awe
- Synonym: enormous, gargantuan, immense
- Antonym: miniature, minute, teeny
- Sentence: We sawcolossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple
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