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Vocabulary - 30.01.2016

Bankers Guru

Vocabulary - 30.01.20161. INTROMIT (VERB): admit 

Synonyms: accept, grant 

Antonyms: abstain, deny

Example Sentence:

The interval between possession and hell was short,” he says, “though I intromit it was wonderful.


2. CONFLAGRATION (NOUN): great fire

Synonyms: blaze, bonfire Antonyms: cool, cold

Example Sentence:

The conflagration consumed the entire building.


3. OMINOUS (ADJECTIVE): menacing, foreboding

Synonyms: dark, gloomy Antonyms: bright, cheerful

Example Sentence:

Our attention was immediately drawn to the ominous warning signs of land mines.


4. FILIAL (ADJECTIVE): relating to or due from a son or daughter.

Synonyms: dutiful, devoted Antonyms: non-compliant, refusing

Example Sentence:

In an age when filial duty was a point of pride, especially for daughters, this was especially hurtful.


5. RIBALD (ADJECTIVE): coarsely, crudely humorous

Synonyms: vulgar, obscene Antonyms: decent, refined

Example Sentence:

While some giggled at the ribald joke involving a parson’s daughter, most sighed and rolled their eyes.


6. LONGING (ADJECTIVE): desirous

Synonyms: craving, eager Antonyms: hating, loathing 

Example Sentence:

There was an elegiac tone to much of his work, a heightened awareness of loss and longing and regret.


7. ZEPHYR (NOUN): a gentle breeze

Synonyms: wind, breathe Antonyms: suffocation, congested

Example Sentence:

If not for the zephyrs that were blowing and cooling us, our room would’ve been unbearably hot.


8. REDOUBTABLE (ADJECTIVE): dreadful

Synonyms: brave, frightening Antonyms: comforting, delightful

Example Sentence:

Because the teacher knew the test was redoubtable, she urged her students to study tirelessly.


9. SKULK (VERB): lurk; shirk

Synonyms: crouch, prowl Antonyms: confront, encounter

Example Sentence:

This is not a time to manipulate or skulk into situations sideways, attempting to give a false impression of nonchalance.


10. SCINTILLA (NOUN): small bit, trace 

Synonyms: crumb, particle Antonyms: dullness, glob 

Example Sentence:

There was not a scintilla of truth in the rumor.

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