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The Hindu Editorial Daily Vocabulary 2 December 2019
| Words | Meanings & Synonyms | Antonyms | Usage |
| Carnage | The killing of a large number of people;
Slaughter, Massacre, Mass murder, Mass destruction, Butchery |
Peace | Reporters described the highway accident as a scene of carnage. |
| Glimmer | Shine faintly with a wavering light;
Gleam, Glimmering, Flicker, Ray |
Blackness, Gloominess, Pile, Excess, Chunk, Overage, Darkness | Candles glimmered in the windows of the inn. |
| Instigate | Bring about or initiate an action or event;
Incite someone to do something, especially something bad; Incite, Encourage, Urge, Goad, Provoke, Spur on, Drive on |
Dissuade | The revolt in the north is believed to have been instigated by a high-ranking general. |
| Scrutinise | Examine or inspect closely and thoroughly;
Inspect, Survey, Scan, Study, Look over |
Glance at | He scrutinised the men’s faces closely, trying to work out who was lying. |
| Scuttle | To move quickly, with small, short steps, especially in order to escape;
Hump, Hurl, Hurry, Hurtle, Hustle, Jet, Jump |
Amble, Linger, Drag, Saunter, Slow, Hang, Lag, Shuffle, Poke, Decelerate, Walk, Tarry | The children scuttled off as soon as the headteacher appeared. |
| Tepid | Showing little enthusiasm;
Unenthusiastic, Apathetic, Half-hearted, Indifferent, Cool |
Enthusiastic, Passionate
|
I got a tepid response to my suggestion. |
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