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Today’s article title is: Vodafone verdict: Impact on Cairn unlikely, basis of scrutiny distinct
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CONCLUDE
Verb
Pronunciation: kuhn-klood
Meaning: to come, or bring, to an end
Synonyms: close, close out, complete, end, finish, round (off or out), terminate, wind up, wrap up
Antonyms: begin, commence, inaugurate, open, start
Usage: I will now conclude my speech with a quote
Forms: Conclusion (noun)
PROTRACTED
Adjective
Pronunciation: proh-trak-tid
Meaning: as in prolonged, overlong
Synonyms: extended, prolonged, aeonian (or aeonic), endless, everlasting
Antonyms: abrupt, sudden, abbreviated
Usage: His speech was protracted
Forms: Protracted (verb), Protraction (noun)
RETROSPECTIVE
Adjective
Pronunciation: re-truh-spek-tiv
Meaning: given to or marked by reflection of the past
Synonyms: backward-looking, nostalgic
Antonyms: farseeing, farsighted, forehanded, foreseeing
Usage: You cannot keep thinking in a retrospective mode
Forms: Retrospectively (adverb), Retrospect (verb)
ARBITRARY
Adjective
Pronunciation: ahr-bi-trer-ee
Meaning: lacking a definite plan, purpose, or pattern
Synonyms: aimless, desultory, erratic, haphazard, helter-skelter, hit-or-miss, random, scattered, slapdash, stray
Antonyms: methodical, nonrandom, orderly, organized, regular, systematic, systematized
Usage: His direction seems to be arbitrary
Forms: Arbitrarily (adverb)
VERDICT
Noun
Pronunciation: vur-dikt
Meaning: a position arrived at after consideration
Synonyms: award, call, conclusion, decision, deliverance, determination, diagnosis, judgement, opinion, resolution
Antonyms: deadlock, draw, halt, stalemate, standoff, tie
Usage: We are all waiting to hear the court’s verdict
