The Hindu Editorial with Vocabulary – Day 100

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1) Trail (Noun) –

Meaning: A mark or a series of signs or objects left behind by the passage of someone or something

Synonyms: Series, stream, string, line, chain, row

Antonyms: Shorten, ignore

Usage: A trail of blood on the grass

 

2) Flatten (Verb) –

Meaning: Make or become flat or flatter

Synonyms: Compress, press down, crush, squash, compact

Antonyms:  Roughen, make uneven

Usage: He had trampled around and flattened the grass

 

3) Midst (Noun) –

Meaning: The middle part or point

Synonyms: Middle, centre, midpoint, halfway point, kernel

Antonyms: Perimeter, periphery, exterior

Usage: He left his flat in the midst of a rainstorm

 

4) Intense (Adjective) –

Meaning: Of extreme force, degree, or strength

Synonyms: Great, acute, enormous, fierce, severe, extreme, high

Antonyms: Mild, lenient, clement, light

Usage: The job demands intense concentration

 

5) Coincide (Verb) –

Meaning: Occur at the same time

Synonyms: Coexist, concur; clash, conflict

Antonyms: Vary, diverge

Usage: Publication is timed to coincide with a major exhibition

 

6) Convene (Verb) –

Meaning: Come or bring together for a meeting or activity; assemble

Synonyms: Assemble, gather, meet, get together, come together, congregate

Antonyms: Disperse, disband, separate, scatter

Usage: He had convened a secret meeting of military personnel

 

7) Daunt (Verb) –

Meaning: make (someone) feel intimidated or apprehensive

Synonyms: intimidate, abash, shake, ruffle, throw

Antonyms: encourage, hearten

Usage: some people are daunted by technology

 

8) Regime (Noun) –

Meaning: A government, especially an authoritarian one

Synonyms: Government, authorities, system of government, rule

Antonyms: Disorder, lawlessness

Usage:Ideological opponents of the regime

 

9) Scant (Adjective) –

Meaning: Barely sufficient or adequate

Synonyms:  Little, little or no, minimal, hardly any, limited

Antonyms: Abundant, ample, sufficient

Usage: Companies with scant regard for the safety of future generations

 

10) Misery (Noun) –

Meaning: A state or feeling of great physical or mental distress or discomfort

Synonyms: Unhappiness, distress, wretchedness, hardship, suffering

Antonyms: Contentment, pleasure

Usage: A man who had brought her nothing but misery