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THE HINDU VOCABULARY - 29.04.2017
1. EXUDE (VERB): emit
Synonyms: leak, discharge
Antonyms: conceal, keep
Example sentence:
There was a factory nearby which exuded a pungent smell.
2. EXTROVERT (ADJECTIVE): sociable person
Synonyms: gregarious, lively
Antonyms: introvert, loner
Example sentence:
His extrovert personality won him many friends.
3. EXORCISE (VERB): drive out
Synonyms: expel, purge
Antonyms: welcome, maintain
Example sentence:
He tried to exorcise the pain of his childhood trauma.
4. EXTRICATE (VERB): get out of a situation
Synonyms: relieve, liberate
Antonyms: connect, unite
Example sentence:
He made an attempt to extricate himself from his financial difficulties.
5. EXTRANEOUS (ADJECTIVE): unrelated
Synonyms: unneeded; unnecessary
Antonyms: essential, important
Example sentence:
Just give me the basic facts, without any extraneous details.
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6. EXTRADITE (VERB): send to another place by force
Synonyms: apprehend, deliver
Antonyms: hold, keep
Example sentence:
He was extradited to India.
7. EXTORT (VERB): to make somebody give you something by threatening them
Synonyms: blackmail, coerce
Antonyms: help, assist
Example sentence:
The gang extorted money from an eminent businessman.
8. EXTEMPORANEOUS (ADJECTIVE): with little or no preparation
Synonyms: improvised, extemporary
Antonyms: prepared, rehearsed
Example sentence:
So many errors have been found in his extemporaneous lectures.
9. EXPUNGE (VERB): To erase, delete, or strike out
Synonyms: destroy, obliterate
Antonyms: establish, institute
Example sentence:
He expunged the previous data from the system.
10. EXPOUND (VERB): talk about in great detail
Synonyms: explicate, illustrate
Antonyms: complicate, confuse
Example sentence:
The popular economist continued to expound his theory on economics.