Here are five vocabulary words from The Hindu daily on 13th Feb 2024, along with their meanings, synonyms, antonyms, and usage in sentence
- Splinter: a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, or similar material broken off from a larger piece.
- Synonyms: sliver, shard, fragment, chip.
- Antonyms: whole, intact, complete, unbroken.
- Usage: He got a splinter in his finger while carving the wood.
- Poach: to illegally hunt or catch (game or fish) on land that is not one’s own, or in contravention of official protection.
- Synonyms: hunt illegally, fish illegally, steal, plunder.
- Antonyms: conserve, protect, preserve, respect.
- Usage: The wildlife authorities arrested the poachers who were killing endangered rhinos.
- Voluble: speaking or spoken incessantly and fluently.
- Synonyms: talkative, loquacious, garrulous, verbose.
- Antonyms: silent, quiet, taciturn, laconic.
- Usage: The voluble politician gave a long and passionate speech to his supporters.
- Juggernaut: a huge, powerful, and overwhelming force or institution.
- Synonyms: behemoth, colossus, giant, monster.
- Antonyms: dwarf, weakling, underdog, minnow.
- Usage: The juggernaut of the online retail industry crushed its competitors with its low prices and fast delivery.
- Sadhya: an accomplishment or success.
- Synonyms: achievement, feat, triumph, victory.
- Antonyms: failure, defeat, loss, disaster.
- Usage: The successful launch of the satellite was a sadhya for the space agency.