Vocab Of The day – 25/02/2017

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1.GUSTO (NOUN): great enthusiasm

Synonyms: zeal, zest

Antonyms: lethargy, indifference

Example Sentence:  He does his job with great gusto.

 

  1. VINTAGE (ADJECTIVE) :superior

Synonyms: best, choice

Antonyms: inferior, worst

Example Sentence:  Vintage car rally was held in India last year.

 

  1. VANTAGE (NOUN):position giving an advantage.

Synonyms: precedence, dominance

Antonyms: bad luck, misfortune

Example Sentence:  The militants occupy the position of vantage.

 

  1. VACILLATION (VERB):fluctuation

Synonyms: wavering, indecisiveness

Antonyms: certainty, steadiness

Example Sentence:  My friend’s vacillation between fear and hope made all of us nervous.

 

  1. UNKEMPT (ADJECTIVE):untidy

Synonyms: disheveled, shaggy

Antonyms: clean, kempt

Example Sentence: When he came out of the stadium he looked unkempt.

 

  1. TRAVAIL (NOUN):labor

Synonyms: hard work, struggle

Antonyms: comfort, happiness

Example Sentence:  He has gone through many travails and sufferings in life.

 

  1. UNTENABLE (ADJECTIVE):unsupportable

Synonyms: illogical, flawed

Antonyms: supportable, logical

Example Sentence:  Your arguments are untenable because they have no bearing on the subject.

 

  1. TRIBULATION (NOUN):sufferings

Synonyms: adversity, grief

Antonyms: happiness, joy

Example Sentence:  She went through tribulation in life with fortitude.

 

  1. SAGACIOUS (ADJECTIVE):have insight

Synonyms: smart, judicious

Antonyms: careless, ignorant

Example Sentence:  My father is quite sagacious but is taken carelessly by his friends.

 

  1. SURMISE (VERB):assume

Synonyms: guess, hunch

Antonyms: certain, fact

Example Sentence: I surmise that he would not succeed in his attempt to exploit his wife.