VOCAB OF THE DAY
VOCABULARY
DECIMATE (VERB): destroy
Synonyms: annihilate, exterminate
Antonyms: build, create
Example Sentence: She was trying to decimate my evening plans.
2. INVINCIBLE (ADJECTIVE): indestructible
Synonyms: bulletproof,...
VOCAB OF THE DAY
VOCABULARY
FREAK (NOUN): aberration
Synonyms: anomaly, oddity
Antonyms: conformity, normality
Example Sentence: The teacher says the accident was a total freak.
DISCOURSE (NOUN): communication
Synonyms:...
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SPLINTER (NOUN): flake
Synonyms: fragment, bit
Antonyms: entirety, lot
Example Sentence: That splinter of intelligence is substance.
PORTENT (NOUN): omen
Synonyms: premonition, augury
Antonyms: doom, cataclysm
Example...
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YEARN (VERB): desire strongly
Synonyms: crave, covet
Antonyms: abjure, dislike
Example Sentence: I am yearning for waterballs.
JABBER (VERB): babble
Synonyms: chatter, gab
Antonyms: be silent,...
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VOCABULARY
TAME (ADJECTIVE): domesticated
Synonyms: docile, gentle
Antonyms: harsh, rough
Example Sentence: The fish are so tame you have to push them away.
CRAM (VERB):...
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VOCABULARY
IRASCIBLE (ADJECTIVE): cranky
Synonyms: grouchy, surly
Antonyms: easygoing, happy
Example Sentence: His dog is irascible and has to be kept on a leash at all...
VOCAB OF THE DAY
VOCABULARY
HUBBUB (NOUN): fracas
Synonyms: commotion, brawl
Antonyms: calm, peace
Example Sentence:The hubbub from the group of reporters gave the politician a headache.
SHODDY...
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VOCABULARY
GLIB (ADJECTIVE): eloquent
Synonyms: loquacious, talkative
Antonyms: quiet, silent
Example Sentence:Radhika is a glib girl.
FECUND (ADJECTIVE): breeding
Synonyms: fertile, reproducing
Antonyms: impotent, sterile
Example...
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VOCABULARY
FELICITY (NOUN): ecstasy
Synonyms: cheerfulness, euphoria
Antonyms: despair, gloom
Example Sentence: I hope my friend finds much felicity in her career.
WANTON (ADJECTIVE):...
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VOCABULARY
PLUNGE (NOUN): fall
Synonyms: quick drop, dive
Antonyms: rise, increase
Example Sentence: Fanatics went straight from the hot room to take a cold plunge.
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VOCABULARY
HYPOCRITE (NOUN): person who pretends, is deceitful
Synonyms: charlatan, trickster
Antonyms: true, genuine
Example Sentence: His friend wrongly said that he was a hypocrite.
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VOCABULARY
INSTIL (VERB): inject
Synonyms: infuse, implant
Antonyms: eradicate, extract
Example Sentence: The instructor tried to instil fear in the students.
ENCROACH (VERB): violate
Synonyms:...
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VOCABULARY
PLOWED (ADJECTIVE): cultivated
Antonyms: recovered, instilled
Example Sentence:
Anuj plowed into him, nearly knocking him down.
SLAPPED (ADJECTIVE): hard hit/imposed
Synonyms: beaten,...
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VOCABULARY
PLACID (ADJECTIVE): tranquil
Synonyms: calm, compose
Antonyms: turbulent, hostile
Example Sentence: The placid husband was the total opposite of his easily upset wife.
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CONSPICIOUS (ADJECTIVE): Manifest
Synonyms: noticeable, salient
Antonyms: inconspicuous, unremarkable
Example Sentence: During the summer season, the flies are very conspicuous all around.
ECSTASY...
VOCAB OF THE DAY
VOCABULARY
DAUB (VERB): deface
Synonyms: smear, smudge
Antonyms: cleanse, purify
Example Sentence: The criminal daubed the victim’s face.
YEARNING (NOUN): desire
Synonyms: aspiration, craving
Antonyms: apathy, distaste
Example...
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VOCABULARY
STARK (ADJECTIVE): bare
Synonyms: blunt, arrant
Antonyms: clothed, indefinite
Example Sentence: Manisha expressed stark criticism regarding black-money.
ANGUISH (NOUN): pain
Synonyms: affliction, desolation
Antonyms: euphoria, delight
Example...
VOCAB OF THE DAY
VOCABURY FOR SEPTEMBER 30, 2017
DIVULGE (VERB): To make known (something private or secret). Synonyms: disclose, expose
Antonyms: conceal, hide
Example Sentence: Then bending again to...
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VOCABULARY
CONSPICUOUS (ADJECTIVE): openly wicked
Synonyms: noticeable, clear
Antonyms: invisible, hidden
Example Sentence: If you dye your hair purple, you will be very conspicuous among the...
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VOCABULARY
BERATE (VERB): criticize hatefully
Synonyms: Chide, rebuke
Antonyms: praise, compliment
Example Sentence: She berated Anuj publically.
SEDATE (ADJECTIVE): calm
Synonyms: placid, serene
Antonyms: agitated, excited
Example Sentence:...
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VOCABULARY
DOWNHILL (ADJECTIVE): descending
Synonyms: dropping, declining
Antonyms: ascending, rising
Example Sentence: It has a downhill cost in the market.
DIRGEFUL (ADJECTIVE): depressing
Synonyms: crestfallen, dolorous
Antonyms:...
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VOCABULARY
VOCIFEROUS (ADJECTIVE): noisy
Synonyms: clamorous, boisterous
Antonyms: calm, serene
Example Sentence: It was vociferous dance session.
UPBRAID (VERB): scold
Synonyms: admonish, berate
Antonyms: forgive, compliment
Example Sentence:...
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