Words from Todays Newspaper: Word#2 of the day: RELENT ‘Vladimir Putin’s recent utterances suggest that he may not be in any great hurry to relent.’ [The sentence given above has been taken from todays newspaper (dated: December 18, 2014)]. ‘Relent’ means to agree to do or accept something that you have been resisting or opposing. Here’s another example to better understand the meaning of the word. Our application was initially refused, but the city relented in the end and the permit was issued. Apt synonyms of the word include blink, bow, budge, capitulate, concede, give in, etc. Resist is the antonym of the word. Interested in CLs products, to know more check here: bit.ly/eProduct_Center
Posted on: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 07:30:00 +0000
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