VOCAB OF THE DAY

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  1. HOBNOB (VERB): Consort

Synonyms: socialize, associate with

Antonyms: live alone, disassociate

Example Sentence: Now a days he is hobnobbing with avant-garde musicians.

 

  1. COMPUNCTION (NOUN): Regret

Synonyms: repentance, remorse

Antonyms: delight, satisfaction

Example Sentence: The drunk driver showed no compunction after killing an innocent person.

 

  1. OPT (VERB): Choose

Synonyms: elect, prefer

Antonyms: refuse, reject

Example Sentence: While on my diet, it was obvious that I would opt for the salad as opposed to the double-decker cheeseburger.

 

  1. HOARY (ADJECTIVE): Ancient

Synonyms: old, timeworn

Antonyms: new, modern

Example Sentence: It is a hoary saying all talks and no trousers.

 

  1. MULTEITY (NOUN): Multiplicity

Synonyms: diversification, distinctiveness

Antonyms: uniformity, sameness

Example Sentence: The eclectic soup was filled with a multeity of ingredients brought by all of the town’s villagers.

 

  1. LUMPY (ADJECTIVE): Irregular

Synonyms: bumpy, uneven

Antonyms: regular, smooth

Example Sentence: His lumpy and high on the hog lifestyle cost him an arm and a leg.

 

  1. ENTWINE (VERB): Twist round

Synonyms: coil, entangle

Antonyms: unwind, untwist

Example Sentence: The twins lay entwined in each other’s arms.

 

  1. SATRAP (NOUN): Ruler

Synonyms: viceroy, governor

Antonyms: servant, butler

Example Sentence: A satrap has given a mumbo jumbo.

 

  1. STASH (NOUN): Hoard

Synonyms: cache, inventory

Antonyms: debt, lack

Example Sentence: He got down to brass tacks in keeping the stash fulfilled.

 

  1. CRYPTIC (ADJECTIVE): Ambiguous

Synonyms: arcane, enigmatic

Antonyms: certain, definite

Example Sentence: His cryptic behaviour shows that he is not playing with a full deck.