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Vocabulary - 13.02.2016

Bankers Guru

Vocabulary - 13.02.20161. OPALESCENT (ADJECTIVE): prismatic 

Synonyms: bright, pearly 

Antonyms: dull, pale

Example Sentence:

If the bead is completely saturated, it retains its opalescent appearance.


2. MERETRICIOUS (ADJECTIVE): gaudy, flashy

Synonyms: blatant, bogus Antonyms: genuine, real

Example Sentence:

There is nothing showy or clever, nothing cheap or meretricious in all their work.


3. PANEGYRIC (ADJECTIVE): laudatory

Synonyms: acclamatory, praising Antonyms: blaming, overlooking

Example Sentence:

He looked on his friend admiringly, at this panegyric of the woman he loved.


4. GEHENNA (NOUN): place of the condemned; bad situation

Synonyms: misery, nightmare Antonyms: contentment, happiness

Example Sentence:

The survivors of the wreck face a different kind of Gehenna.


5. RAVENOUS (ADJECTIVE): very hungry; desirous

Synonyms: ferocious, greedy Antonyms: satisfied, full

Example Sentence:

It was an irresistible feast for ravenous culture warriors on both sides.


6. PAUSATION (NOUN): break, pause 

Synonyms: hiatus, interruption Antonyms: continuation, closure

Example Sentence:

There is no pausation to interrogate his own immersive activism.


7. SUASIVE (ADJECTIVE): effective

Synonyms: compelling, convincing Antonyms: ineffective, invalid

Example Sentence:

Ministers of religion as well as physicians have always wielded with authority the suasive power. 


8. PURGE (NOUN): elimination, removal

Synonyms: evacuation, expulsion Antonyms: holding, maintenance

Example Sentence:

The right-wing military had seized control in 1976 after a period of instability, and decided to purge their enemies.


9. RAZZ (VERB): ridicule

Synonyms: jest, joke Antonyms: be serious, praise

Example Sentence:

I take him at his word that this was basically locker-room talk—a joke, meant to razz other players.


10. FRISK (VERB)): cavort

Synonyms: bounce, caper Antonyms: face 

Example Sentence:

Would there be an end to the way cops stop, question, and frisk people on the street?

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