1. Malaise: A general feeling of discomfort, illness, or
unease whose exact cause is difficult to identify.
unease whose exact cause is difficult to identify.
Synonyms: Unhappiness, Restlessness, Uneasiness
Usage: A general air of malaise.
2. Insinuation: An unpleasant hint or suggestion of
something bad.
Synonyms: Implication, Inference, Suggestion
Usage: I’ve done nothing to deserve all your vicious
insinuations.
insinuations.
3. Annihilate: Destroy utterly.
Synonyms: Destroy, Wipe out, Obliterate
Usage: A simple bomb of this type could annihilate them all.
4. Compendium: A collection of concise but detailed
information about a particular subject, especially in a book or other
publication.
information about a particular subject, especially in a book or other
publication.
Synonyms: Collection, Compilation, Anthology
Usage: An invaluable compendium of useful information about
language.
language.
5. Antagonist: A person who actively opposes or is hostile
to someone or something; An adversary.
to someone or something; An adversary.
Synonyms: Adversary, Opponent, Enemy, Foe
Usage: The woman was forcing her antagonist’s face into the
mud.
mud.
6. Consensus: A general agreement about something: an idea
or opinion that is shared by all the people in a group
or opinion that is shared by all the people in a group
Synonyms: Agreement, Harmony, Concord
Usage: There is a growing consensus that the current regime
has failed.
has failed.
7. Hindsight: Understanding of a situation or event only
after it has happened or developed.
after it has happened or developed.
Synonyms: Looking back, Retrospect, Remembrance
Usage: In hindsight, yes, we could have done better in some
areas.
areas.
8. Delegate: Entrust (a task or responsibility) to another
person, typically one who is less senior than oneself.
person, typically one who is less senior than oneself.
Synonyms: Assign, Entrust, Give, Pass on
Usage: She must delegate duties so as to free herself for
more important tasks.
more important tasks.
9. Holistic: Relating to or concerned with complete systems
rather than with individual parts
rather than with individual parts
Synonyms: Comprehensive, Integrated, All-Inclusive
Usage: The confidence is because of our holistic plan.
10. Commemorated: Recall and show respect for (someone or
something), mark or celebrate (an event or person) by doing or producing
something.
something), mark or celebrate (an event or person) by doing or producing
something.
Synonyms: Celebrate, Pay tribute to, Pay homage to
Usage: The victory was commemorated in songs.
Vocabulary of The Day- 24 April
