The Gds Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 25-07-2022
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1. WHIM (NOUN): : impulse
Synonyms: urge, notion
Antonyms: stability , certainty
Example Sentence:
She bought it on a whim
Synonyms: urge, notion
Antonyms: stability , certainty
Example Sentence:
She bought it on a whim
2. QUASH (VERB): : put an end to , reverse
Synonyms: stamp out, put a stop to
Antonyms: bring about , validate
Example Sentence:
A hospital executive quashed rumours that nursing staff will lose jobs.
3. INTRINSIC (ADJECTIVE): : inherent
Synonyms: innate, inborn
Antonyms: extrinsic , acquired
Example Sentence:
Access to the arts is intrinsic to a high quality of life.
4. CLEMENCY (NOUN): : mercy
Synonyms: leniency, pity
Antonyms: ruthlessness , pitiless
Example Sentence:
She was granted clemency after killing her violent husband.
5. ATTENUATE (VERB): : weaken
Synonyms: reduce, lessen
Antonyms: strengthen , put up
Example Sentence:
When the walls built to attenuate the force of the water collapsed, the city flooded.
6. PEJORATIVE (ADJECTIVE): : disparaging
Synonyms: derogatory, deprecator
Antonyms: complimentary , flattering
Example Sentence:
Permissiveness is used almost universally as a pejorative term.
7. SUCCUMB (NOUN): : yield
Synonyms: give in , give way
Antonyms: resist , oppose
Example Sentence:
We cannot merely give up and succumb to despair.
8. EPISODIC (ADJECTIVE): : intermittent
Synonyms: irregular, sporadic
Antonyms: continuous , in series
Example Sentence:
Volcanic activity is too episodic in nature.
9. IMPULSE (NOUN): : wildness
Synonyms: spontaneity, recklessness
Antonyms: premeditation , intentional
Example Sentence:
She was solely a woman of impulse, not premeditation.
10. WRECK (VERB): : ruin
Synonyms: spoil, disrupt
Antonyms: facilitate , courtesy
Example Sentence:
An eye injury wrecked his chances of a professional career.
Synonyms: spontaneity, recklessness
Antonyms: premeditation , intentional
Example Sentence:
She was solely a woman of impulse, not premeditation.
10. WRECK (VERB): : ruin
Synonyms: spoil, disrupt
Antonyms: facilitate , courtesy
Example Sentence:
An eye injury wrecked his chances of a professional career.
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