VOCAB OF THE DAY

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  1. IRREFRANGIBLE (ADJECTIVE): definite

Synonyms: indisputable, undeniable

Antonyms: dubious, refutable

Example Sentence: Planck’s theory is irrefragable.

 

  1. VESTIGE (NOUN): hint

Synonyms: clue, trace

Antonyms: ignorance, callowness

Example Sentence:  A remnants of half lit cigarette butts were the vestige of fresh fugitive.

 

  1. SECEDE (VERB): pull away

Synonyms: split from, retract

Antonyms: remain, maintain

Example Sentence: The kingdom of Belgium seceded from the Netherland.

 

  1. DISCOURSE (NOUN): dialogue

Synonyms: conversation, discussion

Antonyms: silence, reticence

Example Sentence:  They better understand the language of political discourse.

 

  1. INTONATED (ADJECTIVE): spoken

Synonyms: choral, verbal

Antonyms: modest, introverted

Example Sentence:  Her intonated please was filled with sheer remorse.

 

  1. PROSECUTION (NOUN): pursuit

Synonyms: execution, undertaking

Antonyms: disregard, oversight

Example Sentence:  The news channel’s prosecution of its commercial ends.

 

  1. COMPORT (VERB): conform

Synonyms: fit, agree

Antonyms: disagree, conflict

Example Sentence: Adil and Aditya do all that nature and art can do to comport with his will.

 

  1. EBONIZE (VERB): darken

Synonyms: blot, smudge

Antonyms: lighten, whiten

Example Sentence:  He ebonized the exact location in the map.

 

  1. CONVENE (VERB): muster

Synonyms: assemble, gather

Antonyms: disperse, scatter

Example Sentence:  The commander-in-chief had convened a secret meeting of military personnel.

 

  1. OBVIATE (VERB): prevent

Synonyms: eliminate, preclude

Antonyms: support, assist

Example Sentence:  The settlement obviated the need for the separate cases to be heard in court.