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THE HINDU VOCABULARY - 13.05.2017
1. EXTANT (ADJECTIVE): in existence
Synonyms: surviving, existing
Antonyms: dead, extinct
Example sentence:
I found an extant Palazzo pants in the market.
2. RESPLENDENT (ADJECTIVE): bright
Synonyms: brilliant, dazzling
Antonyms: dull, ugly
Example sentence:
It was a resplendent moment.
3. CERTITUDE (NOUN): sureness
Synonyms: assurance, confidence
Antonyms: uncertainty, doubt
Example sentence:
I found certitude in his voice.
4. NICHE (NOUN): a comfortable or suitable position in life or employment.
Synonyms: vocation, opportunity
Antonyms: joblessness, unemployment
Manveer is now head of the company and feels he has found his niche.
5. RECKONING (NOUN): calculation
Synonyms: estimation, computation
Example sentence:
It does not need so much reckoning.
Antonyms: guess, doubt
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6. UTOPIAN (ADJECTIVE): imaginary
Synonyms: fanciful, illusory
Antonyms: real, original
Example sentence:
Don’t live in utopian world.
7. SAVVY (NOUN): intelligence
Synonyms: acumen, intellect
Antonyms: ineptness, stupidity
Example sentence:
It was her savvy that saved our lives.
8. POUNCE (VERB): leap at
Synonyms: attack, dash
Antonyms: aid, assist
Example sentence:
The frog pounced on an insect in the well.
9. SERENDIPITY (NOUN): accidental discovery
Synonyms: happenstance, good luck
Antonyms: misfortune, bad luck
Example sentence:
He is not a maestro it was just a serendipity.
10. MOOT (ADJECTIVE): doubtful, arguable
Synonyms: debatable, unsettled
Antonyms: decided, resolved
Example sentence:
The matter is becoming increasingly moot.