The Gds Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 16-08-2022 

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1. OSTENSIBLY (ADVERB): :
 apparently
 
Synonyms : superficially,  outwardly

Antonyms: genuinely, really

Example Sentence:

The party secretary resigned, ostensibly from ill health.

2. ENTRENCH (VERB): : ensconce

Synonyms: establish, settle

Antonyms: dislodge, superficial

Example Sentence:

Ageism is entrenched in our society

3. PROCURE (VERB): : obtain

Synonyms: acquire, find

Antonyms: abandon, fail

Example Sentence:

Food was procured for the rebels.

4. QUASH (VERB): : repeal

Synonyms: cancel, rescind

Antonyms: validate

Example Sentence:

His conviction was quashed on appeal.

5. SPARING (ADJECTIVE): : economical 

Synonyms: prudent, cautious 

Antonyms: extravagant, lavish 

Example Sentence: 

Physicians advise sparing use of the ointment . 

6. SUMMON (VERB): : Ask


Synonyms: send for, call for

Antonyms: discharge, remit

Example Sentence:

A waiter was summoned.

7. INFLAMMATORY (ADJECTIVE): : provocative

Synonyms: provoking, inflaming

Antonyms:
 uncontroversial

Example Sentence:

He passed some inflammatory remarks.

8. TRIVIALIZE (VERB): : underplay

Synonyms: minimize, play down

Antonyms: make a big thing of

Example Sentence:

Meadows made a big thing of paying the bill.

9. BONA FIDE (ADJECTIVE): : authentic

Synonyms: genuine, real

Antonyms: fake, bogus

Example Sentence:

She was a bona fide expert.

10. WANTON (ADJECTIVE): : wilful

Synonyms: deliberate, malicious

Antonyms: justifiable

Example Sentence:

It was nothing but sheer wanton vandalism.

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