EK DUM BASIC

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 20.11.2023

1-Sheen (noun) : a soft luster on a surface.
Synonyms: shine, luster, gleam
Antonyms: dimness, dinginess, dirtiness
Sentence: The conditioner gives the hair a beautiful soft sheen.

2-Rumblings (noun) : a continuous deep, resonant sound.
Synonyms: clamor, murmurs, rumbles
Sentence : There were rumblings of discontent among the students.

3-Prophylactic (adjective): concerned with or serving to keep something from happening
Synonyms: precautionary, preventative, preventive
Antonyms: aiding, assisting, easing
Sentence: The many prophylactic measures that city officials could have taken to reduce the scope of the disaster.

4-Throng (noun) : a large, densely packed crowd of people or animals.
Synonyms: crowd, mass, gathering
Sentence : A huge throng had gathered round the speaker.

5-Pellucid (adjective) : translucently clear.
Synonyms: transparent, clear
Antonyms: cloudy, opaque
Sentence : They sat there watching the water of the pellucid stream rush by.

6-Schism (noun) : a split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief.
Synonyms: division, split, rift
Antonyms: accord, agreement, concord
Sentence : Schism within the charitable organization was preventing it from achieving its
goals.

7-Repine (verb) : feel or express discontent; fret.
Synonyms: be/feel unhappy, mope
Antonyms: delight, rejoice
Sentence : The old woman repined at her misfortune.

8-Precarious (adjective) : not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse.
Synonyms: treacherous, uncertain, dicey
Antonyms: innocent, innocuous, nonhazardous
Sentence : The world is a precarious and unstable place.