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All moonshine
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Far from reality
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Close together
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Sentimental
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On the height
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Beside the mark
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18%
Places full reliance upon
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To doubt
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To remain idle
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Irrelevant
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A person of good understanding knowledge and reasoning power
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Expert
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Intellectual
9%
Snob
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Literature
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State in which the few govern the country
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Monarchy
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Oligarchy
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Plutocracy
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Autocracy
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Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 5.11.2022
1 MERITORIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (ā¤¸ā¤°ā¤žā¤šā¤¨āĨ⤝): praiseworthy
Synonyms: laudable commendable
Antonyms: worthless
Example Sentence:
I got a medal for my meritorious conduct.
2.EXPLICATE (VERB): (ā¤¸ā¤Žā¤ā¤žā¤¨ā¤ž): explain
Synonyms: clarify, spell out
Antonyms: obscure
Example Sentence:
An attempt was made to explicate the relationship between crime and justice.
3.IGNOMINY (NOUN): (⤠ā¤Ē⤝ā¤ļ): shame
Synonyms: humiliation, embarrassment
Antonyms: honour
Example Sentence:
He had to face ignominy due to his son.
4.BLUNT (ADJECTIVE): (⤏āĨā¤Ē⤎āĨā¤ā¤ĩā¤žā¤ĻāĨ): frank
Synonyms: straightforward, plain-spoken
Antonyms: subtle
Example Sentence:
What he said was a blunt statement of fact.
5.TEMPORAL (ADJECTIVE): (⤞āĨā¤ā¤ŋā¤): secular
Synonyms: non-spiritual, worldly
Antonyms: spiritual
Example Sentence:
The Church did not imitate the secular rulers who thought only of temporal gain.
6.DISMAY (NOUN): (⤠ā¤ā¤°ā¤): alarm
Synonyms: shock, surprise
Antonyms: pleasure
Example Sentence:
Much to the dismay of her fans, she announced her retirement very soon.
7.SHAMBLE (VERB): (ā¤ĢāĨ⤰-ā¤Ŧā¤Ļ⤞ ā¤ā¤°ā¤¨ā¤ž): shuffle
Synonyms: lumber, totter
Antonyms: run
Example Sentence:
He shambled off down the corridor.
8.DESICCATE (VERB): (⤏āĨā¤ā¤ž ā¤ĻāĨā¤¨ā¤ž): dried
Synonyms: dry, dehydrated
Antonyms: moist
Example Sentence:
Both the old and the new vegetation were desiccated by months of relentless sun.
9.RELENTLESS (ADJECTIVE): (⤏⤤⤤): persistent
Synonyms: continuing, constant
Antonyms: short-lived
Example Sentence:
We bore the relentless heat of the desert.
10.DISPEL (VERB): (ā¤ĻāĨ⤰ ā¤ā¤°ā¤¨ā¤ž): banish
Synonyms: eliminate, dismiss
Antonyms: engender
Example Sentence:
The brightness of the day did nothing to dispel my sadness.
1 MERITORIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (ā¤¸ā¤°ā¤žā¤šā¤¨āĨ⤝): praiseworthy
Synonyms: laudable commendable
Antonyms: worthless
Example Sentence:
I got a medal for my meritorious conduct.
2.EXPLICATE (VERB): (ā¤¸ā¤Žā¤ā¤žā¤¨ā¤ž): explain
Synonyms: clarify, spell out
Antonyms: obscure
Example Sentence:
An attempt was made to explicate the relationship between crime and justice.
3.IGNOMINY (NOUN): (⤠ā¤Ē⤝ā¤ļ): shame
Synonyms: humiliation, embarrassment
Antonyms: honour
Example Sentence:
He had to face ignominy due to his son.
4.BLUNT (ADJECTIVE): (⤏āĨā¤Ē⤎āĨā¤ā¤ĩā¤žā¤ĻāĨ): frank
Synonyms: straightforward, plain-spoken
Antonyms: subtle
Example Sentence:
What he said was a blunt statement of fact.
5.TEMPORAL (ADJECTIVE): (⤞āĨā¤ā¤ŋā¤): secular
Synonyms: non-spiritual, worldly
Antonyms: spiritual
Example Sentence:
The Church did not imitate the secular rulers who thought only of temporal gain.
6.DISMAY (NOUN): (⤠ā¤ā¤°ā¤): alarm
Synonyms: shock, surprise
Antonyms: pleasure
Example Sentence:
Much to the dismay of her fans, she announced her retirement very soon.
7.SHAMBLE (VERB): (ā¤ĢāĨ⤰-ā¤Ŧā¤Ļ⤞ ā¤ā¤°ā¤¨ā¤ž): shuffle
Synonyms: lumber, totter
Antonyms: run
Example Sentence:
He shambled off down the corridor.
8.DESICCATE (VERB): (⤏āĨā¤ā¤ž ā¤ĻāĨā¤¨ā¤ž): dried
Synonyms: dry, dehydrated
Antonyms: moist
Example Sentence:
Both the old and the new vegetation were desiccated by months of relentless sun.
9.RELENTLESS (ADJECTIVE): (⤏⤤⤤): persistent
Synonyms: continuing, constant
Antonyms: short-lived
Example Sentence:
We bore the relentless heat of the desert.
10.DISPEL (VERB): (ā¤ĻāĨ⤰ ā¤ā¤°ā¤¨ā¤ž): banish
Synonyms: eliminate, dismiss
Antonyms: engender
Example Sentence:
The brightness of the day did nothing to dispel my sadness.
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A short statement of a general truth or rule of conduct
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11%
Instance
32%
Illustration
39%
Maxim
18%
Parable
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A word formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word
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9%
Ellipsis
16%
Precise
62%
Acronym
12%
Epitome
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Worth its weight in gold
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8%
Thing dear to someone
24%
Thing that everyone can't have
58%
Of high value
10%
To take great care of
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