Day 97 Vocabulary (From 30th June Hindu editorials)

TODAY VOCABULARY
Word & its Details

1. Provinces (Noun)

Elaborated meaning : a principal administrative division of certain countries or empires.
Synonyms : territory, region, state, department
Antonyms : minor , insignificant, inferior

2. Yearning (Noun)

Elaborated meaning : a feeling of intense longing for something.
Synonyms : longing, craving, desire
Antonyms : apathy , dislike

3. Articulated (Adj)

Elaborated meaning : having two or more sections connected by a flexible joint.
Synonyms : hinged, jointed, segmented
Antonyms : bumbled , unjointed

4. Blockade (Noun)

Elaborated meaning : an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.
Synonyms : barrier, obstacle, obstruction
Antonyms : access ,opening , provide

5. Strident (Adj)

Elaborated meaning : loud and harsh; grating.
Synonyms : harsh, raucous, rough
Antonyms : soft , gentle , low

6. Rationale (Noun)

Elaborated meaning : a set of reasons or a logical basis for a course of action or a particular belief.
Synonyms : reasons, thinking, logic
Antonyms : reality , proof , effect

7. Shovel (Noun)

Elaborated meaning : a tool with a broad flat blade and typically upturned sides, used for moving coal, earth, snow or other material.
Synonyms : scoop , enter, remove, discover
Antonyms : fill , bury , smooth

8. Starved (Verb)

Elaborated meaning : (of a person or animal) suffer severely or die from hunger.
Synonyms : hungry , starving, little
Antonyms : full , replete , nourished

9. Stake (Noun)

Elaborated meaning : give financial or other support to.
Synonyms : chance , risk, gamble
Antonyms : whole , safety

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