VOCABULARY FOR 28 FEBRUARY 2018
- DISSEMINATE (VERB): distribute
Synonyms: scatter, circulate
Antonyms: conceal, hide
Example Sentence: It took years to disseminate information about this disease.
- ENGROSS (VERB): bewitch
Synonyms: captivate, enrapture
Antonyms: disenchant, disgust
Example Sentence: Yesterday she engrossed everybody at the party.
- COUNTERMAND (VERB): annul
Synonyms: override, repeal
Antonyms: approve, permit
Example Sentence: I can’t countermand my mother’s orders.
- CHARY (ADJECTIVE): canny
Synonyms: careful, cautious
Antonyms: incautious, heedless
Example Sentence: Be chary of lending money to someone you don’t know very well.
- PURVIEW (NOUN): ken
Synonyms: acumen, apprehension
Antonyms: misconception, misinterpretation
Example Sentence: The politics in the office is beyond my purview.
- PROFANE (ADJECTIVE): blasphemous
Synonyms: indecent, irreverent
Antonyms: reverent, respectful
Example Sentence: Churches should not be used for profane or secular purposes.
- NEGATE (VERB): contradict
Synonyms: annihilate, belie
Antonyms: allow, approve
Example Sentence: I can neither negate nor affirm this claim.
- ABNEGATION (NOUN): refusal
Synonyms: rejection, forbearance
Antonyms: sanction, allowance
Example Sentence: George’s abnegation of responsibility for his son’s behavior angered the judge.
- IMPECUNIOUS (ADJECTIVE): poverty-stricken
Synonyms: penniless, poor
Antonyms: wealthy, rich
Example Sentence: Many plans were being developed to help the impecunious people in the town.
- DOLOROUS (ADJECTIVE): miserable
Synonyms: anguished, calamitous
Antonyms: cheery, hopeful
Example Sentence: The dolorous film made me recall sad times.
