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THE HINDU VOCABULARY - 19.04.2017
1. PROD (VERB): goad
Synonyms: propel, provoke
Antonyms: dissuade, prevent
Example sentence:
He was trying to prod her into a fight.
2. PARTISAN (ADJECTIVE): biased
Synonyms: one-sided, unjust
Antonyms: fair, just
Example sentence:
These days newspapers have become increasingly partisan.
3. PETRIFY (VERB): frighten
Synonyms: appal, horrify
Antonyms: comfort, soothe
Example sentence:
Maya’s icy controlled quietness petrified her.
4. PERVADE (VERB): suffuse
Synonyms: permeate, penetrate
Antonyms: deplete, drain
Example sentence:
A smell of stale kidney beans pervaded the air.
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5. PERTAIN (VERB): apply
Synonyms: relate, relevant
Antonyms: separate, disjoin
Example sentence:
The matters pertaining to the report have been submitted by the government.
6. PERKY (ADJECTIVE): cheerful
Synonyms: happy, bubbly
Antonyms: dull, gloomy
Example sentence:
He is a perky boy.
7. PEEVISH (ADJECTIVE): irritable
Synonyms: acrimonious, cantankerous
Antonyms: pleasant, friendly
Example sentence:
The mother told that the baby is peevish because his gums are hurting.
8. PENITENT (ADJECTIVE): repentant
Synonyms: abject, apologetic
Antonyms: unrepentant, unashamed
Example sentence:
Garima stood with her hands joined like a penitent person.
9. PERILOUS (ADJECTIVE): dangerous
Synonyms: hazardous, precarious
Antonyms: secure, safe
Example sentence:
It was a perilous sight.
10. PERISH (VERB): decay
Synonyms: vanish, die
Antonyms: commence, start
Example sentence:
A great part of Babar’s army perished of hunger and disease.