DAILY VOCABULARY FOR 8TH JANUARY 2022

1. Herald (Verb) 

  • Meaning: a person or thing who is a sign that (something) is about to happen.
  • Synonym: messenger, indication,
  • Antonym: NA
  • Usage: At the heart of this worrisome echo of the Cold War years is the changing balance of power in global nuclear politics heralded by China’s rise as a regional hegemon.

2. Steam (Verb)

  • Meaning: Come, go, or move somewhere rapidly or in a forceful way.
  • Synonyms: Run, Sprint, Race, Dart, Rush, Dash,
  • Antonyms: Dawdle
  • Usage: In 2018, the U.S. Nuclear Posture Review noted that Beijing was steaming forward with the expansion of its cruise-missile arsenal.

3. Stockpile (Noun)

  • Meaning: Accumulate a large stock of (goods or materials).
  • Synonyms: Amass, Accumulate, Hoard, Cache, Collect, Gather
  • Antonyms: Cast, Discard, Ditch, Dump
  • Usage: Shifting geo-politics also requires that European concerns be factored into strategic discussions on the INF, particularly because it is Europe that is most immediately threatened by the Russian stockpile.

4. Inexplicable (Adjective)

  • Meaning: Unable to be explained or accounted for.
  • Synonyms: Unaccountable, Unexplainable, Incomprehensible
  • Antonyms: Understandable, complex
  • Usage: For some inexplicable reason her mind went completely blank.

5. Disastrous (Adjective)

  • Meaning: Causing great damage.
  • Synonyms: Catastrophic, Calamitous, Cataclysmic
  • Antonyms: Fortunate, Successful, Beneficial
  • Usage: A disastrous fire swept through the museum.

6. Afoul (Adjective)

  • Meaning: Into conflict or difficulty with,experiencing problems
  • Synonyms: Fouled, Tangled
  • Antonyms: easy,simple
  • Usage: Students should be made aware of the risks of falling afoul of U.S. immigration laws.

7. Diligence (Noun)

  • Meaning: Careful and persistent work or effort.
  • Synonyms: Conscientiousness, Assiduousness, Assiduity
  • Antonyms: Laziness, Carelessness
  • Usage: Few party members challenge his diligence as an MP.

8. Unscrupulous (Adjective)

  • Meaning: Having or showing no moral principles, not honest or fair.
  • Synonyms: Unprincipled, Unethical, Immoral, Amoral
  • Antonyms: Ethical, Honest
  • Usage: Unscrupulous landlords might be tempted to harass existing tenants.

9. Clamour (Noun)

  • Meaning: A loud and confused noise, especially that of people shouting.
  • Synonyms: Uproar, Tumult
  • Antonyms: Silence
  • Usage: Over a decade after nine serial bombs ripped through four towns, the clamour for the death penalty to be awarded to the perpetrators had put the State on alert.

10. Faction (Noun)

  • Meaning: Dissension within an organization.
  • Synonyms: Infighting, Dissension, Dissent, Dispute,
  • Antonyms: Harmony
  • Usage: Most of the convicts belong to a faction of the National Democratic Front of Boroland, of which Daimary is the chairman.


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