❤️ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary | 04.12.2023

1. COHERE (VERB): (সংহত): stick 
Synonyms: together hold, together bind 
Antonyms: fall apart 
Example Sentence: He made the series of fictions cohere into a convincing sequence. 

2. UNTENABLE (ADJECTIVE): (অসহ্য): indefensible 
Synonyms: undefendable, unarguable 
Antonyms: tenable 
Example Sentence: This argument which he gave in his defense was clearly untenable. 

3. BLUNT (VERB): (শিথিল করতে): dull 
Synonyms: deaden, dampen 
Antonyms: intensify 
Example Sentence: Their determination had completely been blunted. 

4. PRECARIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (অনিশ্চিত): uncertain 
Synonyms: insecure unreliable 
Antonyms: safe 
Example Sentence: He has made a precarious living as a painter. 

5. SOPHISTICATED (ADJECTIVE): (উন্নত): advanced 
Synonyms: trailblazing, revolutionary 
Antonyms: crude 
Example Sentence: The institute provides highly sophisticated computer systems. 

6. AUGMENT (VERB): (বৃদ্ধি): increase 
Synonyms: add to, supplement 
Antonyms: decrease 
Example Sentence: He augmented his summer income by painting houses. 

7. ALLEVIATE (VERB): (কমাতে): reduce 
Synonyms: ease, relieve 
Antonyms: aggravate 
Example Sentence: He was able to only alleviate her pain. 

8. DISENGAGE (VERB): (মুক্তি): remove 
Synonyms: detach, disentangle 
Antonyms: attach 
Example Sentence: I disengaged his hand from mine. 

9. AMELIORATE (VERB): (উন্নতি করা): improve 
Synonyms: better, enhance 
Antonyms: worsen 
Example Sentence: The reform did much to ameliorate living standards. 

10. ENTRENCHED (ADJECTIVE): (অভিযুক্ত): ingrained 
Synonyms: established, well established 
Antonyms: superficial 
Example Sentence: I have an entrenched resistance to change.