The Gds Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 25-08-2022

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1. HALCYON (ADJECTIVE): : serene

Synonyms: calm, pleasant

Antonyms: stormy

Example Sentence:

The halcyon days of the mid 1980s, when profits were soaring.

2. SLAPDASH (ADJECTIVE): : careless

Synonyms: slipshod, lackadaisical

Antonyms: careful

Example Sentence:

She has a very slapdash approach to keeping accounts.

3. FERVENT (ADJECTIVE): : Enthusiastic

Synonyms: zealous, ardent

Antonyms: apathetic, dull

Example Sentence:

He is a fervent child.

4. COAX (VERB): : persuade

Synonyms: wheedle, cajole

Antonyms: dissuade

Example Sentence:

The trainees were coaxed into doing boring work.

5. AMITY (NOUN): : friendship

Synonyms: friendliness, peace

Antonyms: animosity

Example Sentence:

The presence of French troops in Scotland had produced hostility rather than amity.

6. STRIFE (NOUN): : conflict

Synonyms: friction, discord

Antonyms: harmony

Example Sentence:

With the civil strife, the importance and prosperity of the ruling party declined.

7. BUCK (VERB): : resist

Synonyms: oppose contradict

Antonyms: give in, accept

Example Sentence:

The shares bucked the market trend.

8. CAPSIZE (VERB): : turn over

Synonyms: turn over, upset

Antonyms: right

Example Sentence:

The craft capsized in heavy seas.

9. FEASIBLE (ADJECTIVE): : Practicable

Synonyms: possible, doable

Antonyms: impossible, implausible

Example Sentence:

This seems to be a feasible solution.

10. MALIGN (VERB): : defame

Synonyms: slander libel

Antonyms:
 praise

Example Sentence:

He is trying to malign her in even in my presence.

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