Vocabulary From Today Hindu Editorial 06-July-216




1.Amalgamation
Meaning: the action, process, or result of combining or uniting.
Synonym: combination, union, merger, blend, mixture
Sentence: "the threat of amalgamation with another college"

2.Alteration
Meaning: the action or process of altering or being altered.
Synonym: change, adjustment, adaptation, modification,
Sentence: "careful alteration of old buildings"

3. Aloof
Meaning: not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant.
Synonym: distant, detached, unresponsive, remote,
Antonym: familiar, friendly
Sentence: "they were courteous but faintly aloof

4. Aloft
Meaning: up in or into the air; overhead.
Synonym: into the sky, skyward, on high, heavenward
Antonym: down
Sentence:"the congregation sways, hands aloft"

5. Allure
Meaning: the quality of being powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating.
Synonym: attraction, lure, draw, pull, appeal, glamour
Sentence: people for whom gold holds no allure"

6.Sordid
Meaning: involving immoral or dishonourable actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt., dirty or squalid.
Synonym: sleazy, seedy, seamy, unsavoury,
Antonym: immaculate, high-minded, respectable
Sentence: "the story paints a sordid picture of bribes and scams"

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