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Vocabulary Words - 20.01.2017

Mahendra Guru
Vocabulary Words - 20.01.2017
1. SERVILITY (NOUN): Slavery

Synonyms: labor, servitude 

Antonyms: independence, freedom

Example Sentence: 

He is full of servility.


2. DISSEMBLE (VERB): Disguise

Synonyms: pretend, camouflage Antonyms: expose, reveal

Example Sentence:

She does not need to dissemble.


3. AFFECTED (ADJECTIVE): artificial

Synonyms: pretend, influence Antonyms: authentic, bona fide

Example Sentence:

He is proud and his wife always behaves in an affected manner.


4. ADULTERATE (VERB): make impure

Synonyms: contaminate, alloy Antonyms: aid, improve

Example Sentence:

Those who adulterate milk should be severely punished.


5. NEGATE (VERB): Contradict

Synonyms: annihilate, belie Antonyms: allow, approve

Example Sentence:

I can neither negate nor affirm this claim. 


6. ABNEGATION (NOUN): Refusal

Synonyms: rejection, forbearance Antonyms: sanction, allowance

Example Sentence: 

George’s abnegation of responsibility for his son’s behavior angered the judge.


7. CASTIGATION (NOUN): Punishment

Synonyms: chastisement, retribution Antonyms: pardon, forgiveness

Example Sentence: 

I am not afraid of castigation.


8. CAPITULATION (NOUN): Giving in

Synonyms: submission, yielding Antonyms: defending, finding

Example Sentence:

I was overwhelmed with my brother’s capitulation to allow me to drive his car. 


9. 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.


10. HAGGARD (ADJECTIVE): Worn

Synonyms: scraggy, faded Antonyms: unworn, healthy

Example Sentence:

They looked haggard after walking forty miles through the desert.

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