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Words from Todays Newspaper: Word#5 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: November 11, 2014)]. ‘Relent’ means to agree to do or accept something that you have been resisting or opposing. Let us look at another sentence to exemplify the meaning of the sentence. 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, etc. Resist is the antonym of the word. One might confuse ‘relentless’ to be the antonym of the word. It means continuing without becoming weaker, less severe, etc. or remaining strict or determined. Interested in CLs products, to know more check here: bit.ly/eProduct_Center
Posted on: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 14:00:00 +0000

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