VOCABULARY
- FORETHOUGHT (NOUN): precaution
Synonyms: wariness, prudence
Antonyms: carelessness, carefree
Example Sentence: Cooking dinner for vegetarians requires plenty of forethought if you usually prepare meat with your meals.
- OBSESS (VERB): engross
Synonyms: involve, employ
Antonyms: distract, eject
Example Sentence: She was obsessed in the process.
- BOOM (NOUN): loud sound
Synonyms: explosion, bang
Antonyms: failure, collapse
Example Sentence: When the truth became known regarding the mines a wonderful ” boom ” began.
- RAPT (ADJECTIVE): delighted
Synonyms: ecstatic, enthralled
Antonyms: unhappy, sorrowful
Example Sentence: She was a rapt person.
- RELEGATE (VERB): assign
Synonyms: consign, entrust
Antonyms: keep, hold
Example Sentence: Kavya would often relegate herself to doing chores in the kitchen while everyone else enjoyed the party.
- REFURBISH (VERB): fix up
Synonyms: modernize, overhaul
Antonyms: break, damage
Example Sentence: As an artist, I am always searching flea markets for junk that I can refurbish.
- RUSE (NOUN): feint
Synonyms: trick, deception
Antonyms: honesty, frankness
Example Sentence: The security guard knew the girls were going to try and use a distractive ruse in order to shoplift.
- SUPPLE (ADJECTIVE): flexible
Synonyms: elastic, agile
Antonyms: awkward, unpliable
Example Sentence: It is important to stretch before exercise to keep a supple form.
- JUNK (NOUN): garbage
Synonyms: debris, rubble
Antonyms: neatness, sterility
Example Sentence: All his emails were gone to the junk.
- TRIAL (ADJECTIVE): experimental
Synonyms: exploratory, preliminary
Antonyms: definite, proven
Example Sentence: It was in a trial session.
