The Vocab Master For All Competitive Exams | 31-08-2023

 

1-FODDER : Noun: food that is given to farm animals

Synonyms: Forage, Silage

Antonyms: Abstain, Deny

Sentence: In winter, cattle eat fodder, which lacks pigment and dairy products are naturally paler.

2-ENGRAVE : Verb: to cut words or designs on metal, stone, etc.

Synonyms: Carve, Inscribe

Antonyms: Obliterate, Expunge

Sentence: She had the ring engraved with her initials.

3-INCURSION: Noun: a sudden attack by foreign armies etc., usually across international borders

Synonyms: Aggression, Attack

Antonyms: Retreat

Sentence: The rebels made frequent incursions into the area controlled by the government.

4-EXPEDITIOU: Adjective: done with speed and efficiency.

Synonyms: Speedy, Swift

Antonyms: Slow

Sentence: The judge said that arbitration was a fair and expeditious decision-making process.

5-COMMUNIQUE: Noun: an official statement, especially from a government, a political group, etc.

Synonyms: Bulletin, Missive

Antonyms: Secret, Concealment

Sentence: The palace has issued a communiqué denying the rumour.

6-INCUBATION: a process of development

Synonyms: Evolution, Maturation

Antonyms: Regress, Lapse

Sentence: This may be due to the active consumption of glyoxylate during the incubation of the samples.

7-CONGLOMERATE: Noun: a large firm made up of several different companies

Synonyms: Combination, Mingling

Antonyms: Split up

Sentence: The urge to conglomerate has long been out of fashion in American boardrooms.

8-STAMPEDE: Noun: a situation where a large group of frightened animals, esp. horses or cattle

Synonyms: Panic, Scattering

Sentence: The crowd stampeded, and many were crushed or trampled underfoot.

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