DAILY VOCABULARY FOR 13TH AUGUST

QUANTUM (NOUN)
Meaning: Quantity
Synonyms: sum, amount
Antonyms: part, whole
Example Sentence:
While quantum energy could not be measured fully, the scientist continued to work on the experiment.
PRECINCT (NOUN)
Meaning: Department
Synonyms: area, ward
Antonyms: whole, full
Example Sentence:
I am working in this precinct.
PROCLIVITY (NOUN)
Meaning: Inclination
Synonyms: penchant, predilection
Antonyms: dislike, hate
Example Sentence:
Your proclivity towards him is getting on my nerves.
PUNITIVE (ADJECTIVE)
Meaning: Retaliatory
Synonyms: vindictive, punishing
Antonyms: beneficial, rewarding
Example Sentence:
Don’t be punitive otherwise you’ll get into a soup.
QUIETUDE (NOUN)
Meaning: Calm
Synonyms: doldrums, hush
Antonyms: disturbance, agitation
Example Sentence:
Be quietude don’t escape your lips.
UNPRECEDENTED (ADJECTIVE)
Meaning: exceptional
Synonyms: bizarre, anomalous
Antonyms: familiar, regular
Example Sentence:
We have come across unprecedented reactions that weren’t expected.
PIQUANT (ADJECTIVE)
Meaning: tangy
Synonyms: peppery, spicy
Antonyms: flavorless, tasteless
Example Sentence:
We need to eat piquant dishes in order to get the real taste of Royal Rajasthan.
RUSTICATE (VERB)
Meaning: expel
Synonyms: dispel, ostracize
Antonyms: incorporate, inculcate
Example Sentence:
The principal will rusticate all the students who don’t deserve to be taught in a healthy environment.
DRAPE (VERB)
Meaning: cover
Synonyms: wrap, envelop
Antonyms: unwrap, uncover
Example Sentence:
The snow-draped everything as the temperature kept deteriorating.
PROMOTION (NOUN)
Meaning: advancement
Synonyms: elevation, aggrandizement
Antonyms: hindrance, debasement
Example Sentence:
They have got the promotion because they deserved it in one way or the other.
IDIOMS
“ace in the hole”
SPORTS IDIOM
Meaning: a hidden strength or advantage
Sentence:
They’ll win the game since their goalkeeper is an ace in the hole.
“call the shots”
SPORTS IDIOM
Meaning: make the decisions
Sentence:
The new coach is calling the shots.
“chip in”
SPORTS IDIOM
Meaning: donate money or time
Sentence:
Why don’t you chip in and support the refugees?

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