Here are 10 vocabulary words from The Hindu on 21st July 2024, along with their meanings, synonyms, antonyms, and usage in sentences:
- Citing (verb)
- Meaning: Referencing or mentioning as evidence or support.
- Synonyms: Refer to, quote, mention.
- Antonyms: Deny, disclaim.
- Usage: The lawyer was citing previous cases to support his argument.
- Accused (verb)
- Meaning: Charged with a fault or crime.
- Synonyms: Indicted, charged, blamed.
- Antonyms: Innocent, acquitted.
- Usage: The man was accused of theft and brought to trial.
- Flurry (noun)
- Meaning: A sudden short period of activity or excitement.
- Synonyms: Burst, eruption, surge.
- Antonyms: Calm, inactivity.
- Usage: There was a flurry of activity in the office as the deadline approached.
- Inadequacy (noun)
- Meaning: The state or quality of being insufficient or not enough.
- Synonyms: Insufficiency, scarcity, deficiency.
- Antonyms: Sufficiency, abundance.
- Usage: The inadequacy of the resources was evident during the crisis.
- Disguised (adjective)
- Meaning: Having a hidden or altered appearance.
- Synonyms: Concealed, masked, camouflaged.
- Antonyms: Exposed, revealed.
- Usage: The spy was disguised as a tourist to avoid detection.
- Denial (noun)
- Meaning: Refusal to acknowledge an unacceptable truth or emotion.
- Synonyms: Rejection, refusal, negation.
- Antonyms: Acceptance, approval.
- Usage: His denial of the facts only made the situation worse.
- Resurface (verb)
- Meaning: To appear again after being absent or hidden.
- Synonyms: Reappear, emerge, return.
- Antonyms: Disappear, vanish.
- Usage: Old rumors began to resurface after the incident.
- Truncated (adjective)
- Meaning: Shortened by cutting off a part.
- Synonyms: Shortened, abbreviated, condensed.
- Antonyms: Extended, lengthened.
- Usage: The article was truncated to fit the space available in the newspaper.
- Amalgamation (noun)
- Meaning: The action, process, or result of combining or uniting.
- Synonyms: Merger, combination, fusion.
- Antonyms: Separation, division.
- Usage: The amalgamation of the two companies created a powerful new entity.
- Solver (noun)
- Meaning: A person who solves a problem or puzzle.
- Synonyms: Problem-solver, troubleshooter, analyst.
- Antonyms: Problem-maker.
- Usage: The solver of the complex puzzle was awarded a prize.
