The Gds Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams | 11-09-2022
1.MENACE (VERB): : threaten
Synonyms: jeopardize, imperil
Antonyms: friendly
Example Sentence:
Africa's elephants are still menaced by poaching.
2. THREATEN (VERB): : menace
Synonyms: intimidate, browbeat
Antonyms: assist
Example Sentence:
To threaten someone is something that should be avoided.
3. OFFENSIVE (ADJECTIVE): : insulting
Synonyms: rude, derogatory
Antonyms: complimentary
Example Sentence:
The allegations made are deeply offensive to us.
4. CUMULATIVE (ADJECTIVE): : increasing
Synonyms: accumulative, growing
Antonyms: subtractive
Example Sentence:
The cumulative effect of two years of drought.
5. PRESUMPTIVE (ADJECTIVE): : conjectural
Synonyms: speculative, tentative
Antonyms: definitive
Example Sentence:
His was a presumptive diagnosis.
6. PRESUMPTUOUS (ADJECTIVE): : brazen
Synonyms: overconfident, arrogant
Antonyms: timid
Example Sentence:
If I offer some advice, I hope I won't be considered presumptuous.
7. VETERAN (NOUN): : old-hand
Synonyms: old-timer, old stager
Antonyms: novice
Example Sentence:
He is a veteran sitar player.
3.MISLAY(VERB): : lose
Synonyms: misplace, lose track of
Antonyms: find
Example Sentence:
I seem to have mislaid my car keys.
9. INTROSPECTION (NOUN): : brooding
Synonyms: self-analysis, soul-searching
Antonyms: extrospection
Example Sentence:
Quiet introspection can be very valuable.
10. ERECT (VERB): : build
Synonyms: construct, put up
Antonyms: spoil
Example Sentence:
The guest house was erected in the eighteenth century.
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