Daily Vocabulary from Newspapers (Day 106)

TODAY VOCABULARY
Word & its Details

1. Ominous (Adj)

Elaborated meaning : giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious.
Synonyms : menacing, threatening , unwarmhearted
Antonyms : good, unsuitable, favorable
Example : n recent times however, the label could be associated with an even more ominous threat.

2. Rout (Verb)

Elaborated meaning : defeat and cause to retreat in disorder.
Synonyms : overthrow, failure, beat
Antonyms : surrender ,release, retreat
Example : The battle was turned into a rout as soldiers struggled to carry the king's body to the castle.

3. Bearish (Verb)

Elaborated meaning : resembling or likened to a bear, typically in being rough, surly, or clumsy.
Synonyms : irritable, crabby, difficult
Antonyms : agreeable , nice , encouraging
Example : That's why shares trade at a bearish $21, down from $28 on June 2.

4. Stark (Verb)

Elaborated meaning : severe or bare in appearance or outline.
Synonyms : austere , severe
Antonyms : benign , bright ,gentle
Example : I fell, my horse kicking and eyes rolling in stark terror.

5. Dense (Adj)

Elaborated meaning : closely compacted in substance.
Synonyms : thick, heavy, opaque
Antonyms : fine, light, soft
Example : The sky is dense with numbered stars

6. Tenor (Noun)

Elaborated meaning : a settled or prevailing character or direction, especially the course of a person's life or habits.
Synonyms : inclination, bent, predisposition
Antonyms : blockage ,outside
Example : errorists possibly targeting the Amarnath Yatra, given the tone and tenor of the new phase of Kashmir militancy

7. Spike (Noun)

Elaborated meaning : a sharp increase in the magnitude or concentration of something.
Synonyms : stab, pierce, push
Antonyms : detach , exhaust
Example : he doubted they would spike the entire effort over this one negotiation

8. Coherent (Adj)

Elaborated meaning : (of an argument, theory, or policy) logical and consistent.
Synonyms : consistent ,reasonable, sensible.
Antonyms : confused , obscure, unintelligible
Example : This cycle can only be broken through a coherent security strategy.

9. Foster (Verb)

Elaborated meaning : encourage or promote the development of (something, typically something regarded as good)
Synonyms : encourage, promote, further
Antonyms : abandon, block, discourage
Example : Online writing workshops, discussion sites and newsletters also foster a sense of writing community.

10. Personnel (Noun)

Elaborated meaning : all the people employed by a particular organization.
Synonyms : staff , employees, labor
Antonyms : passivity , outsider
Example : He has served in various command and Personnel positions in the continental United States.

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