28TH JUNE
1.Panegyric (noun)
- Meaning: public speech or published text
- Synonym: accolade
- Antonym: invective
- Usage: Everyone cried when his friend delivered a moving panegyric at his funeral.
2.Haul (verb)
- Meaning: pull or drag with effort or force.
- Synonym: trail
- Antonym: push
- Usage: The junkmen are going to haul away my old appliances.
3.Intermittent (adjective)
- Meaning: occurring at irregular intervals
- Synonym: sporadic
- Antonym: steady
- Usage: After three hours of intermittent rain, the game was abandoned.
4.Dispensation (noun)
- Meaning: exemption from a rule or usual requirement.
- Synonym: exemption
- Antonym: prohibition
- Usage: The state gave the town a special dispensation, allowing it to ignore the law in this case.
5.Pioneer (noun)
- Meaning: a person who is among the first to explore
- Synonym: colonist
- Antonym: follower
- Usage: He is one of the pioneers in this field of study.
29TH JUNE
6.Estrangement (noun)
- Meaning: aloof from friendly terms
- Synonym: antagonism
- Antonym: unity
- Usage: They finally came together after years of estrangement.
7.Partisan (noun)
- Meaning: a strong supporter of a party
- Synonym: adherent
- Antonym: opponent
- Usage: He did not regard other options due to his partisan views.
8.Unbridled (verb)
- Meaning: to free from a bondage/ chain
- Synonym: unconstrained
- Antonym: constrained
- Usage: The unbridled stallion was allowed to gallop wherever he pleased.
9.Murky (adjective)
- Meaning: dark and gloomy
- Synonym: leaden
- Antonym: cheerful
- Usage: The sky was murky was since morning and continued to drizzle.
10.Deplore (verb)
- Meaning: to disapprove
- Synonym: abhor
- Antonym: accord
- Usage: They all deplore mass wastage of water.
30TH JUNE
11.Hindrance (noun)
- Meaning: resistance
- Synonym: impediment
- Antonym: unrestrained
- Usage: The lack of proper material formed the main hindrance to the new work.
12.Squalor (noun)
- Meaning: the state of being extremely dirty
- Synonym: filthy
- Antonym: cleanliness
- Usage: She got trapped into the squalor of mud.
13.Brusque (adjective)
- Meaning: abrupt or offhand in speech or manner
- Synonym: curt
- Antonym: polite
- Usage: His tone was brusque.
14.Languorous (adjective)
- Meaning: characterized by tiredness or inactivity
- Synonym: spiritless
- Antonym: enervated
- Usage: The exhausted worker wanted to enjoy a languorous day at home.
15.Puerile (adjective)
- Meaning: immature
- Synonym: infantile
- Antonym: mature
- Usage: She got into a puerile argument with her siblings.
1ST JULY
16.Enervating (adjective)
- Meaning: drained of one’s energy
- Synonym: exhaust
- Antonym: invigorate
- Usage: The first week of classes was enervating to the new students.
17.Indiscernible (adjective)
- Meaning: impossible to see or clearly distinguish
- Synonym: unnoticeable
- Antonym: discernible
- Usage: Due to the foggy weather conditions, the camp pictures were so indiscernible.
18.Douse (verb)
- Meaning: drench or extinguish
- Synonym: saturate
- Antonym: dehydrate
- Usage: Keep a bucket of water nearby to douse the fire should it get out of hand.
19.Contrivance (noun)
- Meaning: the use of skill to create or bring about something
- Synonym: stratagem
- Antonym: ignorance
- Usage: The story is filled with plot contrivances that do not fit the ending.
20.Bequeath (verb)
- Meaning: another beneficiary by a will.
- Synonym: leave
- Antonym: receive
- Usage: The law allowed the tenant farmer to bequeath his farm.
2ND JULY
21.Spurn (verb)
- Meaning: reject with disdain or contempt.
- Synonym: refuse
- Antonym: accept
- Usage: She spurned all the offers of help.
22.Unanimous (adjective)
- Meaning: fully in agreement
- Synonym: united
- Antonym: divided
- Usage: The juries were unanimous in their verdict.
23.Perpetuity (noun)
- Meaning: the state or quality of lasting forever.
- Synonym: endurance
- Antonym: impertinence
- Usage: The greedy investor wanted to receive a royalty off the product in perpetuity.
24.Vilification (noun)
- Meaning: abusively disparaging
- Synonym: condemnation
- Antonym: praise
- Usage: Clare did not deserve the vilification she had been subjected to.
25.Insolence (noun)
- Meaning: rude and disrespectful behavior.
- Synonym: imprudence
- Antonym: politeness
- Usage: Her insolence cost her job.
3RD JULY
26.Abject (adjective)
- Meaning: of the most contemptible kind
- Synonym: obsequious
- Antonym: proud
- Usage: The poor surroundings caused abject misery.
27.Aberration (noun)
- Meaning: a state or condition markedly different from the norm
- Synonym: deviation
- Antonym: normality
- Usage: Her composure had an outburst which was an aberration.
28.Abnegation (noun)
- Meaning: the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief
- Synonym: renunciation
- Antonym: acceptance
- Usage: The sticking point in faith for me was abnegation.
29.Abjure (verb)
- Meaning: formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
- Synonym: renounce
- Antonym: assert
- Usage: The conqueror tried to make the natives abjure their religion.
4TH JULY
30.Abrogate (verb)
- Meaning: revoke formally
- Synonym: repudiate
- Antonym: institute
- Usage: He seemed to abrogate his duty to withhold law and order.
31.Abject (adjective)
- Meaning: of the most contemptible kind
- Synonym: obsequious
- Antonym: proud
- Usage: The poor surroundings caused abject misery.
32.Aberration (noun)
- Meaning: a state or condition markedly different from the norm
- Synonym: deviation
- Antonym: normality
- Usage: Her composure had an outburst which was an aberration.
33.Abnegation (noun)
- Meaning: the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief
- Synonym: renunciation
- Antonym: acceptance
- Usage: The sticking point in faith for me was abnegation.
34.Abjure (verb)
- Meaning: formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
- Synonym: renounce
- Antonym: assert
- Usage: The conqueror tried to make the natives abjure their religion.
35.Abrogate (verb)
- Meaning: revoke formally
- Synonym: repudiate
- Antonym: institute
- Usage: He seemed to abrogate his duty to withhold law and order.
