VOCABULARY
- INVIGORATING (ADJECTIVE): stimulating
Synonyms: bracing, exhilarating
Antonyms: boring, dull
Example Sentence: There is nothing like an invigorating shower after a long day at work.
- EVADE (VERB): avoid
Synonyms: bypass, circumvent
Antonyms: confront, encounter
Example Sentence: You can’t evade your duties.
- CONGLOMERATE (ADJECTIVE): composite
Synonyms: amassed, assorted
Antonyms: similar, unvaried
Example Sentence: The conglomerate views its collection of profitable shops.
- CONSOLIDATION (NOUN): combination
Synonyms: merger, unification
Antonyms: dispersal, separation
Example Sentence: The growth of railways has been accompanied by the consolidation of small independent ventures into large groups.
- BUFFET (VERB): hit repeatedly
Synonyms: batter, clobber
Antonyms: pull, surrender
Example Sentence: She was buffeted by her best friend.
- VIE (VERB): compete
Synonyms: contend, strive
Antonyms: assist, support
Example Sentence: The competitive twins often vie for the attention of their parents.
- SUPERSEDE (VERB): annul
Synonyms: overrule, repudiate
Antonyms: keep, retain
Example Sentence: The federal court decision will supersede the decision of the lower court.
- IMBUED (VERB): inculcate
Synonyms: infuse, instill
Antonyms: drain, take out
Example Sentence: By giving out loans, the bank hoped to imbue new homeowners with a sense of hope in the future.
- LEEWAY (NOUN): room to move
Synonyms: extent, headway
Antonyms: constraint, restriction
Example Sentence: The judge has a lot of leeway in deciding matters in court.
- PUNITORY (NOUN): disciplinary
Synonyms: penal, punishing
Antonyms: beneficial, rewarding
Example Sentence: I will have to take punitory actions against him now.
