VOCABULARY
- PLOWED (ADJECTIVE): cultivated
Antonyms: recovered, instilled
Example Sentence:
Anuj plowed into him, nearly knocking him down.
- SLAPPED (ADJECTIVE): hard hit/imposed
Synonyms: beaten, pat
Antonyms: avoided, saved
Example Sentence:
He was slapped by the disaster.
- EVAPORATE (VERB): dry, dissolve
Synonyms: absorb, vaporize
Antonyms: appear, moist
Example Sentence:
The water was evaporated from the pan.
- FINERY (NOUN): best clothing
Synonyms: apparel, suit
Antonyms: rags, tatters
Example Sentence:
He was in the world’s best finery.
- ALUMNUS (NOUN): educated/ ex-student
Synonyms: old grad, alumna
Antonyms: undergraduate, uneducated
Example Sentence: He is an intelligent alumnus.
- UNCOUTH (ADJECTIVE): clumsy, uncultivated
Synonyms: awkward, barbaric
Antonyms: agile, couth
Example Sentence: Manoj behaved in an uncouth manner.
- TRITE (ADJECTIVE): hackneyed
Synonyms: dull, cliche
Antonyms: fresh, new
Example Sentence: I don’t want to involve in the trite conversation they were having.
- MURKY (ADJECTIVE): cloudy
Synonyms: misty, foggy
Antonyms: bright, clear
Example Sentence: The fight was going on in the murky environment.
- PALLIATE (VERB): abate
Synonyms: allay, assuage
Antonyms: increase, intensify
Example Sentence: Perhaps a nap will palliate my headache.
- MELANGE (NOUN): mixture
Synonyms: medley, mishmash
Antonyms: constituent, element
Example Sentence: Sunidhi’s set list included a mélange of her old and new hits.
