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Vocabulary is an important part of English that helps you deal with all kinds of questions in objective as well as descriptive papers of various exams. You can learn new words daily from our Daily Word List. Learn the words and make your own sentences on the basis of the given word list. Here are a few lines from The Hindu.
Example: During the next five years of his tenure, Mr. Thinley conducted more rounds of talks, including on the ‘Doklam package’, and even held a controversial meeting with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (in Rio de Janeiro, 2012), suggesting that Bhutan was thinking of establishing consular relations with China, much to India’s chagrin.
1. Consul [kon-suh l]
Noun: an official appointed by the government of one country to look after its commercial interests and the welfare of its citizens in another country; either of the two chief magistrates of the ancient Roman republic.
Related forms: consular, adjective.
2. Chagrin [shuh-grin]
Noun: a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation.
Verb: to vex by disappointment or humiliation.
Synonyms: annoyance, dismay, disquiet, embarrassment, irritation, balk, blow, crushing, discomfiture, discomposure, disgruntlement, dissatisfaction, fretfulness.
Antonyms: comfort, confidence, happiness, satisfaction, delight, gladness, joy.
Example: The government must see that Bhutan’s sovereignty is no trivial matter, and avoid flippant comments as the one made by the Ministry of External Affairs last week.
3. Trivial [triv-ee-uh l]
Adjective: of very little importance or value; insignificant; commonplace; ordinary; Biology. (of names of organisms) specific, as distinguished from generic.
Synonyms: commonplace, frivolous, immaterial, incidental, inconsequential, insignificant, irrelevant, meaningless, minor, negligible, paltry, petty.
Antonyms: consequential, essential, important, major, meaningful, necessary, pertinent, relevant.
4. Flippant [flip-uh nt]
Adjective: frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity.
Synonyms: cheeky, cocky, disrespectful, glib, offhand, playful, rude, brassy.
Antonyms: mannerly, nice, respectful, courteous, reverent, serious.
Example: It cannot have escaped South Block’s notice that the only statement issued by the Bhutanese Foreign Ministry during this time makes no mention of a “distress call” to India, only of its demarche to China.
5. Démarche [dey-marsh]
Noun: an action or gesture by a diplomat, especially a formal appeal, protest, or the like; a statement, protest, or the like presented to public officials by private citizens, interest groups, etc; a procedure or step; move; maneuver.
Antonyms: cessation, ignorance, inaction, inactivity, stoppage, honesty, openness.
Example: Bhutan is also the only country in the region that joined India in its boycott of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s marquee project, the Belt and Road Initiative.
6. Marquee [mahr-kee]
Noun: a tall rooflike projection above a theater entrance, usually containing the name of a currently featured play or film and its stars; a rooflike shelter, as of glass, projecting above an outer door and over a sidewalk or a terrace.
Adjective: superlative; headlining.
Synonyms: awning, canopy, signboard, tent.
Example: The holder of a constitutional office such as the President or Vice President is not expected to be another battering ram on behalf of the Prime Minister and the ruling dispensation.
7. Batter [bat-er]
Verb: to beat persistently or hard; pound repeatedly; to damage by beating or hard usage; to deal heavy, repeated blows; pound steadily.
Noun: Printing. a damaged area on the face of type or plate.
Synonyms: bash, beat, bruise, buffet, clobber, cripple, crush, demolish, destroy, hurt, injure.
Antonyms: aid, assist, build, compliment, construct.
8. Dispensation [dis-puh n-sey-shuh n, -pen-]
Noun: an act or instance of dispensing; distribution; something that is distributed or given out; a certain order, system, or arrangement; administration or management.
Synonyms: disbursement, allotment, appointment, apportionment, award, bestowal, conferment, consignment.
Antonyms: disfavor, whole, denial, veto.
Example: The only occasion the President can somewhat exercise his discretion is in selecting the Prime Minister in the event of a fractured election verdict.
9. Discretion [dih-skresh-uh n]
Noun: the power or right to decide or act according to one’s own judgment; freedom of judgment or choice; the quality of being discreet, especially with reference to one’s own actions or speech; prudence or decorum.
Synonyms: attention, foresight, maturity, prudence, responsibility, tact, vigilance, wisdom, acumen, calculation, care, carefulness.
Antonyms: carelessness, disregard, ignorance, indiscretion, negligence.
10. Verdict [vur-dikt]
Noun: Law. the finding or answer of a jury given to the court concerning a matter submitted to their judgment; a judgment; decision.
Synonyms: answer, award, conclusion, decision, decree, finding, opinion, ruling, sentence.
Antonym: accusation.
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