VOCAB OF THE DAY

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VOCABULARY

  1. DECIMATE (VERB): destroy

Synonyms: annihilate, exterminate        

Antonyms: build, create

Example Sentence: She was trying to decimate my evening plans.

 

  1. 2. INVINCIBLE (ADJECTIVE): indestructible

Synonyms: bulletproof, impassable             

Antonyms: destructible, beatable

Example Sentence: Her ideology is invincible.

 

  1. INNOCUOUS (ADJECTIVE): banal

Synonyms: bland, inoffensive

Antonyms: harmful, injurious

Example Sentence: I found those practices more innocuous.

 

  1. REASSURE (VERB): assure

Synonyms: comfort, console               

Antonyms: annoy, discourage

Example Sentence: They reassured his parents.

 

  1. PANACEA (NOUN): cure-all

Synonyms: elixir, remedy              

Antonyms: disease, injury

Example Sentence: She made the panacea for all.

 

  1. DETEST (VERB): abhor

Synonyms: despise, loathe          

Antonyms: like, admire

Example Sentence: He detests everybody.

 

  1. PIOUS (ADJECTIVE): dedicated

Synonyms: devout, righteous                        

Antonyms: sinful, impious

Example Sentence: I have a pious feeling in my mind.

 

  1. STUPOR (NOUN): slumber

Synonyms: trance, apathy                

Antonyms: consciousness, wakefulness

Example Sentence: She was in a stupor.

 

  1. INERTIA (NOUN): laziness

Synonyms: paralysis, passivity

Antonyms: activity, liveliness

Example Sentence: She did not wake up out of inertia.

 

  1. ENIGMA (NOUN): conundrum

Synonyms: puzzle, mystery           

Antonyms: clarity, discernment

Example Sentence: Sadly, the little girl’s disappearance continues to be an enigma