Improving your word power is no longer a herculean task. If you are looking for a way to improve your vocabulary and score better in the verbal sections of competitive exams, here is a way to do it.
Check out the words for the day and a small quiz to push yourself to improve your word power.
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Wheedle (Verb)
Meaning: use flattery or coaxing in order to persuade someone to do something or give one something
Example: It was just a ruse to wheedle more money out of gullible customers
Welter (Noun)
Meaning: a large number of items in no order; a confused mass
Example: There’s such a welter of conflicting rules
Wary (Adjective)
Meaning: feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems
Example: They teach their children to be wary of strangers
Withhold (Verb)
Meaning: refuse to give (something that is due to or is desired by another)
Example: He said he believed it was the school’s legal right to withhold exam results
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Put your thinking cap on and try to answer the following questions to understand how much you have grasped.
- Can you come up with a few synonyms for the word wary?
- Can you come up with a few antonyms for the word wheedle?
Watch out for this space for your weekly update on improving word power.
(Definitions and examples are from Oxford Languages)
