Daily English Vocabulary – 4

English Vocabulary Words -4

Here is today’s 10 English words with their meaning, a sentence, antonyms and synonyms. Keep following us for more updates

1. Word: Mordant
   Meaning: Sharply Sarcastic
   Sentence: The novelist’s sense of humour, albeit mordant was very appealing to its readers
   Synonym: Biting, caustic, sardonic
   Antonym: calm, kind, mild

2. Word: Memoir
   Meaning: An account experience written by a public figure of his/her life and experiences
   Sentence: The memoirs of his journey becoming an officer make for great reading.
   Synonym: Account, Journal, biography, Chronicle, narrative
   Antonym: ignorance

3. Word: Poignant
   Meaning: Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret, sharp or pungent in taste or smell.
   Sentence: The novel reveals a poignant picture of the people living in rural areas.
   Synonym: bitter, disturbing, emotional, heart breaking
   Antonym: cheerful, indifferent, unemotional, un-moving, wonderful

4. Word: Inclination
   Meaning: Leaning, Slope
   Sentence: In the past few years, an increased inclination towards Entrepreneurship among University students has been witnessed.
   Synonym: attitude, capability, desire, preference, temperament
   Antonym: antipathy, aversion, disinclination, hatred

5. Word: Heretical
   Meaning: against traditional religious doctrine
   Sentence: Heretical statements by some people are harming religious sentiments in the country.
   Synonym: agnostic, atheistic, dissenting, heterodox
   Antonym: orthodox

6. Word: Hone
   Meaning: Making Sharper or More Efficient
   Sentence: Most corporate houses spend a lot of money on honing the skills of their employees
   Synonym: whet, grind

7. Word: Hinge
   Meaning: Depend entirely upon
   Sentence: The fate of an agrarian economy lies to a large extent, on a copious monsoon
   Synonym: articulation, axis, butt

8. Word: Furtherance
   Meaning: The action of helping a plan or interest to progress.
   Sentence: The delegates of 2 countries agreed to cooperate in the furtherance and improvement of cultural ties
   Synonym: advocacy, championship, progression
   Antonym: opposition, retreat, curtailment

9. Word: Fracas
   Meaning: Disturbance, fight or quarrel
   Sentence: The fracas between two rival groups led to factional rivalry
   Synonym: altercation, bickering, feud, quarrel
   Antonym: agreement, harmony, calm

10. Word: Foreboding
    Meaning: To prevent something from happening by acting first
    Sentence: A posse of policeman were deployed at the site to forestall any untoward incident
    Synonym: apprehension, dread, premonition, chill
    Antonym: fortune, good omen, luck

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