VOCABULARY FOR 2 MARCH 2018
- DERANGED (ADJECTIVE): insane
Synonyms: crazed, maniacal
Antonyms: rational, sensible
Example Sentence: Mary is deranged girl, I’ve ever met.
- DEMUR (VERB): object
Synonyms: refuse, dissent
Antonyms: support, help
Example Sentence: At first I demurred when he asked me to do it.
- COVERT (ADJECTIVE): Hidden
Synonyms: undercover, surreptitious
Antonyms: open, public
Example Sentence: This is a covert task.
- CARPING (ADJECTIVE): complaining
Synonyms: bellyaching, caviling
Antonyms: complimentary, forgiving
Example Sentence: She is a carping lady.
- ERRONEOUS (ADJECTIVE): incorrect
Synonyms: mistaken, pathetic
Antonyms: soothing, pleasant
Example Sentence: It is erroneous idea on your part that he will return home at last.
- PROVIDENT (ADJECTIVE): economical
Synonyms: penny-pinching, expedient
Antonyms: wasteful, improvident
Example Sentence: Laura is pretty much provident girl.
- CONCUR (VERB): agree
Synonyms: accede, accord
Antonyms: disagree, disapprove
Example Sentence: It became much unusual for the judges to concur on the taste of a dish.
- HAGGARD (ADJECTIVE): worn
Synonyms: scraggy, faded
Antonyms: unworn, healthy
Example Sentence: They looked haggard after walking forty miles through the desert.
- CONSOLATION (NOUN): relief
Synonyms: compassion, comfort
Antonyms: torture, hurt
Example Sentence: After her husband’s death, she found great consolation in her children.
- COMMISERATE (VERB): sympathize
Synonyms: console, condole
Antonyms: be indifferent, turn away
Example Sentence: When I lost, he commiserated with me.
