VOCAB OF THE DAY

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  1. SERENE (ADJECTIVE): calm

Synonyms: laid-back, placid

Antonyms:  clamorous, turbulent

Example Sentence: We must work in a serene environment.

           

  1. ACCUSTOMED (ADJECTIVE): be used to

Synonyms: acquainted, habituated

Antonyms: unaccustomed, unusual

Example Sentence: We must get accustomed people to get the job done.

 

  1. RHETORIC (NOUN):  Long Speech

Synonyms:  discourse, oration

Antonyms: quietness, conciseness

Example Sentence: Sir Martin Luther King Jr was a man of inspirational rhetoric.

 

  1. KIOSK (NOUN):  booth

Synonyms: stall, rotunda

Antonyms: brick and mortar shop

Example Sentence: She bought the cellphone sim for her mother from a kiosk.

 

  1. STRAY (VERB): deviate

Synonyms:  diverge, divagate

Antonyms:  stay, reversion

Example Sentence: We must never stray from our path.

 

  1. DICHOTMY (NOUN): division

Synonyms:  disagreement, split

Antonyms: unity, consensus

Example Sentence: We must remove the dichotomy between the warring employees.

 

  1. FEEBLE (ADJECTIVE): not strong

Synonyms: paltry, decrepit

Antonyms:  competent, hearty

Example Sentence: We must never pay attention to feeble deeds.

 

  1. EMULATING (VERB): copy the actions of

Synonyms:   mimic, imitate

Antonyms: neglect, overlook

Example Sentence: My parrot is an expert in emulating me.

 

  1. PROLIFERATION (NOUN): increase

Synonyms: expansion, spreading

Antonyms: stagnation, contraction

Example Sentence: Flowers are important for the proliferation of positivity.

 

  1. BESEECH (VERB): beg earnestly

Synonyms: implore, adjure

Antonyms: refuse, give

Example Sentence: She beseeched him to cut his drinking and smoking.