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Vocabulary - 28.11.2015

Bankers Guru
1. REPLEVIN (NOUN): case brought to court

Synonyms:  accusation, dispute
Antonyms: exculpation, relaxation

Example Sentence:
Another action is replevin which is used to recover specific goods.

2. TRITE (ADJECTIVE): silly, commonplace

Synonyms: banal, dull

Antonyms: desirable,impressive

Example Sentence:

It is a trite remark that diamonds can be polished only by diamond dust.

3.TRANSPIRE (VERB): occur, happen

Synonyms: arise, chance
Antonyms: cause, stop

Example Sentence:
What they thought—which might have been interesting—did not transpire.

4. PINNACLE (NOUN): top, crest

Synonyms: apex, peak  
Antonyms: bottom, base

Example Sentence:
They look down on him as from the pinnacle of the sublimest elevation.

5. TOPPLE(VERB): fall or knock over; overthrow

Synonyms: collapse, overturn
Antonyms: hold, place

Example Sentence:
There was nothing to fling down upon him––no loose rock or stone to topple over and crush him.

6. FEND (VERB): defend

Synonyms: oppose,cover
Antonyms: disregard, face

Example Sentence:
There were six of them, and after the death of her husband she had to fend for all.

7. DEFLECT (VERB): bounce off; turn aside

Synonyms:  avert, bend
Antonyms:
stay, straighten

Example Sentence:
His inductive electrical machine could deflect a magnet and decompose iodide of
potash.

8. DEFECTOR (NOUN): traitor

Synonyms: turncoat, betrayer
Antonyms: loyalist, supporter

Example Sentence:
But when the news broke, she didn't want to be involved with anyone who had a son as a defector, so she asked me to leave.

9. OBDURATE (ADJECTIVE): pigheaded, stubborn

Synonyms: adamant,dogged    
Antonyms: submissive, gentle

Example Sentence:
It happened because of massive and obdurate resistance to reasonable change.

10. QUALMISH (ADJECTIVE): not feeling well; not comfortable

Synonyms: uneasy, sickly
Antonyms: content, healthy

Example Sentence:
He could not think, but only felt that he was extremely uncomfortable and qualmish.

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