The Gds Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 09-08-2022

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1. ABRIDGE (VERB): : shorten

Synonyms: cut, curtail

Antonyms: lengthen

Example Sentence:

The introduction is abridged from the author's afterword to the novel.

2.SPLENDOUR (NOUN): : magnificence

Synonyms:
 grandeur, opulence

Antonyms: modesty

Example Sentence:

The barren splendour of the Lake District looked stunning.

3.TRAUMATIC (ADJECTIVE): : disturbing

Synonyms: shocking, distressing

Antonyms: soothing

Example Sentence:

She was going through a traumatic divorce.

4.INSURGENT (NOUN): : rebel

Synonyms: 
revolutionary, mutineer

Antonyms: loyalist

Example Sentence:

He signaled to the other insurgent, who obeyed and moved forward.

5.CONFER (VERB): : bestow on

Synonyms:
 present with/to, grant to

Antonyms: withhold

Example Sentence:

The Minister may have exceeded the powers conferred on him by Parliament.

6.CONSENSUS (NOUN): : agreement

Synonyms:
 harmony concord

Antonyms: disagreement

Example Sentence:

There is a growing consensus that the current regime has failed.

2.VEHEMENCE (NOUN): : passion

Synonyms: 
force, ardor

Antonyms: apathy

Example Sentence:

There was a lot of vehemence in his reaction.

8.DEFY (VERB) : : disobey

Synonyms:
 go against, flout

Antonyms: obey

Example Sentence:

She is a woman who defies convention.

9.COLLISION (NOUN): : clash

Synonyms: 
conflict, opposition

Antonyms: coalescence

Example Sentence:

When she married an NRI, collision of two diverse cultures took place.

10.MENACE (VERB): : threaten

Synonyms: jeopardize, imperil

Antonyms: friendly

Example Sentence:

Africa's elephants are still menaced by poaching.

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