The Vocab Master For All Competitive Exams | 06-11-2023

 

1-Cantankerous (adjective): bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative.

Synonyms: bad-tempered, irascible, crotchety

Antonyms: amiable, pleasant, friendly

Sentence: He’s getting a bit cantankerous in his old age.

2-Excursion (noun): a short journey or trip, especially one engaged in as a leisure activity

Synonyms: tour, jaunt, trip

Sentence: We went on an excursion to the city.

3-Immaculately (adverb): in a perfectly clean, neat, or tidy manner.

Synonyms: tidily, orderly, neatly

Antonyms: sloppily, inelegantly, slovenly

Sentence: As always, he was immaculately dressed.

4-Fad (noun): a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time

Synonyms: craze, trend, vogue

Antonyms: standard, classic

Sentence: His interest in photography is only a passing fad.

5-Munificence (noun): the quality or state of being generous

Synonyms: kindness, generosity, bountifulness

Antonyms: selfishness, cheapness, meanness

Sentence: A number of poor communities now have school computers as a result of that

billionaire’s munificence

6-Irascible (adjective): easily irritated or annoyed

Synonyms: irritable, fiery, peevish

Antonyms: affable, gregarious, friendly

Sentence: forced to endure a memorably irascible boss on her first job after college.

7-Banal (adjective) : used or heard so often as to be dull

Synonyms: boring, usual, tired

Antonyms: new, original, fresh

Sentence: The allegations ranged from the banal to the bizarre.

8-Pandemonium (noun): a state of noisy, confused activity

Synonyms: hurry, disturbance, commotion

Antonyms: rest, peace, calm

Sentence: Pandemonium remained in the classroom until the teacher arrived.

9-Interlude (noun): a break in continuity

Synonyms: interval, interruption, hiatus

Antonyms: continuation, continuity, run

Sentence: There will now be a 15-minute interlude.

10-Dabbled (verb): to take part in an activity in a superficial way

Synonyms: delighted, entertained, played

Antonyms: worked, struggled, laboured.

Sentence: She dabbled in drawing and painting, but sculpture was her favourite medium.

11-Conscription (noun): the practice of ordering people by law to serve in the armed forces

Synonyms: induction, recruitment, draft

Antonyms: removal, discharge, dismissal

Sentence: At the outbreak of war, young people knew they would soon face conscription into the army.

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