VOCABULARY FOR THE DAY
- VAUNT (VERB): boast
Synonyms: brag, flaunt
Antonyms: conceal, hide
Example Sentence: He likes to vaunt whenever he is with his friends.
- RHETORICAL (ADJECTIVE): oratorical
Synonyms: vocal, articulate
Antonyms: concise, terse
Example Sentence: Sagarika ignored his rhetorical questions.
- DISPARITY (NOUN): difference
Synonyms: inequality, imbalance
Antonyms: equality, similarity
Example Sentence: There is a huge disparity between the crime rates in the urban cities and the crime rates in the rural areas.
- MIRTH (NOUN): great joy
Synonyms: rejoicing, levity
Antonyms: sorrow, melancholy
Example Sentence: They found it difficult to control their mirth when they saw their daughter’s performance.
- ANATHEMA (NOUN): denouncement
Synonyms: denunciation, damnation
Antonyms: praise, compliment
Example Sentence: The children hate wearing uniforms to school and view the dress code as an anathema.
- REBATE (NOUN): payback
Synonyms: discount, subtraction
Antonyms: increase, rise
Example Sentence: A rebate of 6% is granted on imports from Great Britain.
- UNCHARITABLE (ADJECTIVE): tight-fisted
Synonyms: ungiving, ungenerous
Antonyms: generous, spendthrift
Example Sentence: Manoj is an uncharitable guy.
- DISSOLUTE (ADJECTIVE): corrupt
Synonyms: indulgent, lecherous
Antonyms: resolute, moral
Example Sentence: Natasha has been excommunicated from the church because of her dissolute habits.
- SPITE (NOUN): antipathy
Synonyms: contempt, animosity
Antonyms: kindness, forgiveness
Example Sentence: He is jealous and full of spite.
- SANGUINE (ADJECTIVE): cheerful
Synonyms: confident, hopeful
Antonyms: depressed, pessimistic
Example Sentence: The bank manager did not feel sanguine about recovering the loan from them.
