Daily Vocabulary from Newspapers (Day 110)

TODAY VOCABULARY
Word & its Details

1. Earmarked (Verb)

Elaborated meaning : give or apportion (something) to someone as a share or task.
Synonyms : reserved , allowed , allotted
Antonyms : used , wasted
Example : The government earmarked 85% of seats in undergraduate medical and dental courses for students from the State Board.

2. Abolished (Verb)

Elaborated meaning : formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution).
Synonyms : rejected,eradicated,destroyed
Antonyms : accepted ,adopted ,constituted
Example : The indirect tax system was abolished in india after implementation GST.

3. Assent (Verb)

Elaborated meaning : express approval or agreement, typically officially.
Synonyms : agree, accept , consent
Antonyms : dissent ,disagree, decline
Example : The others nodded their assent and went back to their respective homes.

4.Imminent (Adj)

Elaborated meaning : about to happen.
Synonyms : impending,near, approaching
Antonyms : distant , doubtful
Example : An imminent merger means that his colleagues are all threatened with redundancy.

5. Apprehensions (Noun)

Elaborated meaning : anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen.
Synonyms : fears ,ghosts, expectations
Antonyms : confidences , misunderstandings , reassurances
Example : The State apprehensions about NEET that it does not take merit consideration.

6. Insurmountable (Adj)

Elaborated meaning : too great to be overcome.
Synonyms : impassable,impossible, insuperable
Antonyms : surmountable ,attainable ,conquerable
Example : the challenge is overwhelming if not insurmountable for most students

7. Underprivileged (Adj)

Elaborated meaning : (of a person) not enjoying the same standard of living or rights as the majority of people in a society.
Synonyms : needy, deprived, disadvantaged
Antonyms : privileged ,open, rich
Example : They have introduced educational programmes for underprivileged children.

8. Rampant (Adj)

Elaborated meaning : (especially of something unwelcome or unpleasant) flourishing or spreading unchecked.
Synonyms : uncontrolled, unrestrained, volatile
Antonyms : controlled , minor , restrained
Example : NEET may be an answer to rampant commercialisation of medical education

9. Linguistic (Adj)

Elaborated meaning : of or relating to language or linguistics.
Synonyms : philological,verbal, semantic
Antonyms : nonlinguistic , nonlexical
Example : Intelligence is all of our ability, from mathematical to linguistic to musical to artistic.

10. Thrust (Verb)

Elaborated meaning : push (something or someone) suddenly or violently in the specified direction.
Synonyms : push ,force, drive, move
Antonyms : pull ,increase, rise, impulse
Example : Uniformity is no virtue, especially when it is thrust on unwilling States.

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