VOCABULARY FOR MAY 12, 2017
- CLANNISH (ADJECTIVE): unfriendly
Synonyms: reserved, unreceptive
Antonyms: welcoming, friendly
Example Sentence:My neighbours are a clannish lot with no time for foreigners.
- PATOIS (NOUN):jargon
Synonyms: argot, dialect
Antonyms: standard, normal
Example Sentence: Most words were understood by teenager, but the gentleman looked confused at some of the words due to the teenager’s patois.
- COHESIVE (ADJECTIVE):closely united
Synonyms: tenacious, connected
Antonym: separated, detached
Example Sentence:The cohesive particles in the atoms were seen by the microscope.
- PRECEPT (NOUN):law
Synonyms: doctrine, axiom
Antonyms: lawlessness, disbelief
Example sentence: Change is the precept of the nature.
- FLAIL (VERB):beat
Synonyms: smack, smash
Antonyms: compliment, praise
Example Sentence: They flailed Rahul badly and robbed thereafter.
- HOVEL (NOUN): tiny unkempt house
Synonyms: hut, cottage
Antonyms: mansion, castle
Example Sentence:There was a hovel across the road.
- HARROWING (ADJECTIVE):frightening
Synonyms: distressing, traumatic
Antonyms: pleasant, appeasing
Example sentence: And that was a harrowing sight.
- LACKEY (NOUN):servant
Synonyms: attendant, butler
Antonyms: boss, master
Example Sentence:Why do you always treat him as a lackey?
- INORDINATE (ADJECTIVE):exceeding reasonable limits
Synonyms: excessive, unreasonable
Antonyms: moderate, limited
Example Sentence: The inordinate prices of the living is unaffordable to most of the people.
- PUTATIVE (ADJECTIVE):commonly believed
Synonyms: presumed, presumptive
Antonym: true, real
Example Sentence: After the scientists conduct their lab experiment, they will know if their putative theory is correct.
