Vocabulary from “The Hindu”
Spawn (Verb)
 Meaning: Produce
Prowess (Noun)
 Meaning: Bravery
 Synonyms: Grit, Dauntlessness
 Antonyms: Timidity, Meekness
 Use: Prowess is the defining quality of a
soldier.
Valour (Noun)
 Synonyms: Procreate, Generate
 Antonyms: Kill, Destroy
 Use: Nature spawns different type of trees.
Genesis (Noun)
 Meaning: Creation
 Synonyms: Formation, Development
 Synoyms: Gallantry, Hardihood
 Antonyms: Closing, Windup
 Antonyms: Irresolution, Cowardice
 Use: Genesis is the first chapter of the Bible’s
Old Testament.
 Use: The quality of a good combat pilot are
valour and “quick-thinking”
Heyday (Noun)
Rogue (Noun)
 Meaning: A person who deceives
 Meaning: Prime
 Synonyms: Con, Crook
 Synonyms: Pinnacle, Zenith
 Antonyms: Naïve, Gullible
 Antonyms: Nadir, Bottom
 Use: The Rogue employee was caught by the
branch manager.
 Use: In his heydays, he was invincible.
Predominant (Adjective)
 Meaning: Most Important
 Synonyms: Prevalent, Authoritative
 Antonyms: Trivial, Inconsequential
 Use: Once, it was a predominant belief that
only blacks can make it at NBA.
Emulating (Verb)
 Meaning: Copy the actions of
 Synonyms: Mimic, Imitate
 Antonyms: Neglect, Overlook
 Use: Kapil Sharma is emulating Shatrugan
Sinha in his show.
Conventional (Adjective)
 Meaning: Common
 Synonyms: Typical, Regular
 Antonyms: Irregular, Unique
 Use: He is a conventional kid and he loves
playing.
Incursion (Noun)
 Meaning: Invasion
 Synonyms: Intrusion, Infiltration
 Antonyms: Regroup, Retreat
 Use: The enemy may use F-165 for incursion.
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Rhetoric (Noun)
Subterfuges (Noun)
 Meaning: Long Speech
 Meaning: Deception
 Synonyms: Discourse, Oration
 Synonyms: Bluff, Ploy
 Antonyms: Quietness, Conciseness
 Antonyms: Frankness, Openness
 Use: Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam was a man of
inspiration Rhetoric.
 Use: Anyone can get confused by the
subterfuges of a baby.
Tout (Verb)
Colossal (Adjective)
 Meaning: Promote
 Meaning: Very large
 Synonyms: Loud, Publicize
 Synonyms: Gargantuan, Monstrous
 Antonyms: Condemn, Discourage
 Antonyms: Miniature, Miniscule
 Use: He can be touted as a person who
treasures his awards.
 Use: There are many colossal buildings in
Dubai.
Boisterous (Adjective)
Vigilance (Noun)
 Meaning: Noisy
 Meaning: Carefulness
 Synonyms: Over-excited, Frisky
 Synonyms: Vigil, Look out
 Antonyms: Quiet, Calm
 Antonyms: Indiscretion, Impulsiveness
 Use: He is very boisterous so her wife doesn’t
like to sleep with him.
 Use: The vigilance of the post is very tight.
Frigid (Adjective)
 Meaning: Extremely Cold
 Synonyms: Glacial, Frozen
 Antonyms: Hot, Tropical
 Use: The tree froze in the frigid weather.
Innate (Adjective)
Vagary (Noun)
 Meaning: Abnormality
 Synonyms: Aberration, Notion
 Antonyms: Soundness, Stability
 Use: The Vagaries of Mr. Bean are well
known.
Barren (Adjective)
 Meaning: Inborn
 Meaning: Unable to support growth
 Synonyms: Inherent, Ingrained
 Synonyms: Arid, Parched
 Antonyms: Extrinsic, Acquired
 Antonyms: Damp, Fecund
 Use: The innate qualities of the cat made it
fight the dogs.
 Use: This is a barren piece of land.
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Fallow (Adjective)
 Meaning: Inactive
 Synonyms: Quiescent, Slack
 Antonyms: Dynamic, Active
 Use: The cat is giving a massage to the fallow
dog.
Ferrous (Adjective)
 Meaning: Inflexible
 Synonyms: Steely, Adamant
 Antonyms: Flexible, Pliant
 Use: The ferrous terrorist will face the gun if
they don’t make peace.
Pacific (Adjective)
 Meaning: Peaceful in character
 Synonyms: Amicable, Gentle
 Antonyms: Agitated, Loud
 Use: The Violin creates a pacific sound.
Doleful (Adjective)
 Meaning: Depressed/ Sad
 Synonyms: Dolorous, Downhearted
 Antonyms: Elated, Cheerful
 Use: He leads a doleful life.
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