Today’s Word from The Hindu
1.Succinctly
•Meaning: With concise and precise brevity; to the point
•Synonym: Shortly, in brief
•Antonym: at length, verbosely
•Sentence:Please state your case as succinctly as possible
2.Reminiscent
•Meaning: Serving to bring to mind
•Synonym: similar, implicative
•Antonym: forgetful oblivious
•Sentence: can not forbear to close on this reminiscent literary note
3.Epiphany
• Meaning:A moment of sudden understanding or revelation
•Synonym: flash, insight
•Antonym: confusion , secret
•Sentence:We witnessed a very gorgeous procession on the feast of the Epiphany.
4.Aesthetic
•Meaning: Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty
•Synonym: Beautiful ,Artistic
•Antonym: Ugly , Unattractive
•Sentence:The pictures give great aesthetic pleasure.
5.Perceive
•Meaning: To become aware of through the senses
•Synonym: discern, feel
•Antonym: disbelieve, ignore
•Sentence:I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon.
6.Meticulous
•Meaning: very careful and precise
•Synonym: Careful, Accurate
•Antonym: Careless, Lazy
•Sentence:The designs are hand-glazed with meticulous care.
7.Knack
•Meaning: ability
•Synonym: aptitude, skill, bent
•Antonym: lack, inability,
•Sentence:It was horrid of you but you always had a knack of rubbing one up the wrong way.
8.Impounded
•Meaning: Take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
•Synonym: captured. confiscated
•Antonym: free, offer
•Sentence:"The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment
9.Errant
•Meaning: wrong ,deviant
•Synonym: erratic, stray
•Antonym: normal,
•Sentence:I saw an errant man shouting at his daughter for skipping office
10.Engulfed
•Meaning: Flow over or cover completely
•Synonym: bury, flood, immerse
•Antonym: dry, neglect, uncover
•Sentence:The bright light engulfed him completely
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