VOCABULARY
- NUDGE (VERB): a slight push
Synonyms: poke, prod
Antonyms: emulate, pull
Example sentence: He nudged my elbow when he saw his father enter the house.
- BOLSTER (VERB): support
Synonyms: strengthen, boost
Antonyms: hinder, undermine
Example sentence: He bolstered up his claim with new evidence.
- CONUNDRUM (NOUN): problem
Synonyms: difficulty, dilemma
Antonyms: solution, key
Example sentence: The result is a conundrum for the party where there is no clear middle ground.
- FILLIP (NOUN): stimulus
Synonyms: boost, encouragement
Antonyms: deterrence, disincentive
Example sentence: It was just a fillip to my enjoyment as I looked on and off my page alternately.
- ARTICULATE (NOUN): express
Synonyms: communicate, announce
Antonyms: inarticulate, mute
Example sentence: He failed to articulate an overall vision.
- SCUTTLE (VERB): make something fail
Synonyms: destroy, wreak
Antonyms: fasten, continue
Example sentence: Such threats could scuttle the peace conference.
- RESILIENCE (NOUN): ability to recover from tough time
Synonyms: strength, flexibility
Antonyms: rigidness, weakness
Example sentence: The resilience of human beings is awesome but they don’t know its value.
- INNATE (ADJECTIVE): inherent
Synonyms: intrinsic, natural
Antonyms: accidental, extrinsic
Example sentence: We all have an innate knowledge of right and wrong.
- HEED (VERB): pay attention to
Synonyms: consider, observe
Antonyms: ignore, disregard
Example sentence: Few at the conference heeded his warning.
- PORTENT (NOUN): omen
Synonyms: sign, indication
Antonyms: doom, expectation
Example sentence: This is a frightening portent for the future.