03.03.2017
Daily Vocabulary Lesson
The words in this DVL are taken from ‘The Hindu’ editorial (03.03.17 - Conciliatory, Sketchy)
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WOR D
MEANING
WOR D
Conciliatory (Adjective)
Intended or likely to placate or pacify.
pacifying, peacemaking, placatory,
irenic
ANTONYMS antagonistic, alienating, stubborn
SYNONYMS
Usage
in Sentence
SENTENCE If you are in a fight with a friend and
Usage
in Sentence
MEANING
Expel (a foreigner) from a country.
SYNONYMS
expel, oust, displace, banish,
expatriate, extradite, exile
ANTONYMS
welcome, hold, take in, permit
SENTENCE Donald Trump had threatened to
deport all illegal immigrants from
USA.
you want to end it, you should make a
conciliatory gesture.
WOR D
MEANING
Usage
in Sentence
incomplete, inadequate, patchy,
rudimentary, meagre, vogue
ANTONYMS
adequate, sufficient, enough, finished
SENTENCE The
information they had was
sketchy.
MEANING
SYNONYMS
ANTONYMS
WOR D
Rhetoric (Noun)
MEANING
The art of effective or persuasive
speaking (or) writing.
SYNONYMS
oratory, hyperbole, diction, eloquence,
discourse, bombast, rant
ANTONYMS
quiet, conciseness
Not thorough or detailed.
SYNONYMS
WOR D
Usage
in Sentence
Sketchy (Adjective)
Combative (Adjective)
Ready or eager to fight or argue.
Usage
in Sentence
SENTENCE The politician hoped his rhetoric
would win him some votes.
WOR D
Mandate (Noun)
MEANING
An official order or commission to do
something.
aggressive, antagonistic, bellicose,
belligerent, quarrelsome, contentious
SYNONYMS
authorization, command, decree,
directive, injunction, ruling, statute
ANTONYMS
refusal, breach, question, veto, denial
kind, nice, compromising, peace-loving
SENTENCE Harsha’s combative style leads to
many arguments.
Deport (Verb)
Usage
in Sentence
SENTENCE Without a court mandate, the House
owner can’t evict his tenant.
WOR D
MEANING
Refrain (Verb)
WOR D
Stop oneself from doing something.
MEANING
abstain, resist, avoid, desist,
renounce, withhold
ANTONYMS carryon, indulge, aid, keep on, encourage
SYNONYMS
Usage
in Sentence
Suggest or call attention to indirectly.
hint at, intimate, refer, suggest,
insinuate, imply, indicate
ANTONYMS declare, proclaim, elucidate, deliniate
SYNONYMS
SENTENCE The sign on the wall said, “please
refrain from smoking”.
Allude (Verb)
Usage
in Sentence
SENTENCE The candidate alluded to the recent
war by saying, “we all have made
sacrifices”.
WOR D
Detain (Verb)
MEANING
(1) Keep (someone) in official custody.
(2) Keep (someone) from proceeding by
holding them back.
(3) Official seize and hold (goods).
Usage
in Sentence
TM
SYNONYMS
delay, retard, impede, obstruct,
apprehend, confine, confrain
ANTONYMS
liberate, allow, advance, free, permit, release
SENTENCE I’m sorry I’m late - I was unavoidably
detained at airport.
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