DAILY VOCABULARY 24TH JANUARY

1. RADICALIZATION (NOUN):  process of making someone more extreme in religious belief
Synonyms: fanaticism, infatuation
Antonyms: secondary, unimportant
Example Sentence: 
This was the period of growing radicalization of the working class.
2. SEGREGATION (NOUN):  keeping apart, separation 
Synonyms: discrimination, seclusion
Antonyms: connection, relation
Example Sentence: 
The community fought to end segregation in schools and housing.
3. HACKLES (VERB/NOUN):  erectile hairs which rise when angry or alarmed.
 
Synonyms: chop, clip
 
Antonyms: raise, assist
 
Example Sentence: 
The dog continued to growl, its hackles raised.
4. ABROGATION (NOUN):  repeal or abolition of a law or agreement.
Synonyms: annulment, ending
Antonyms: introduction, commencement
Example Sentence: 
Article 371 was abrogated in 2019.
5. SPURT (NOUN/VERB):  gush out in a sudden forceful stream, spray, fountain.
Synonyms: outburst, eruption
Antonyms: peace, continuity
Example Sentence: 
He cut his finger and blood spurted over the sliced potatoes.
6. INVOKED (VERB):  call a deity or spirit in prayer, pray to 
Synonyms: appeal to, conjure
Antonyms: answer, reply
Example Sentence: 
Their scared dance is performed to invoke ancient gods.
7. REVULSION (NOUN):  a sense of disgust, loathing
Synonyms: dislike, distaste
Antonyms: like, love
 
Example Sentence: 
He expressed his revulsion against whale hunting.
8. TRUCE (NOUN):  agreement between enemies to stop fighting for sometime. 
Synonyms: amnesty, detente
 
Antonyms: persistence, war, disagreement
Example Sentence: 
After years of rivalry the two countries have agreed a truce.
9.TOUTED (VERB):  persuade people to buy goods or services, to talk about
 
Synonyms: praise, proclaim
Antonyms: blame, condemn, conceal
Example Sentence: 
There were hundreds of taxis at the airport all touting for business.
10. PUNITIVE (ADJECTIVE):  intended as punishment, penal, disciplinary 
Synonyms: missing, deprived of
 
Antonyms: abundant, enough
 
Example Sentence: 
The UN has imposed punitive sanctions on the invading country.


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