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Vocabulary - 08.05.2016

Mahendra Guru
Vocabulary - 08.05.2016
1. Relinquish(verb)-give up,let go

Syn-abandon,abdicate

Ant-usurp,hold

Example-The dictator was forced to relinquish control of the country.


2. Confound(verb)-confuse

Syn-abash,discombolate

Ant-clarify,uncomplicate

Example-If the nurse does not read the labels,she will Confound the medications and possibly harm patients.


3. Abrade (verb) -scrape

Syn-itch,efface

Ant-imprint,implant

Example-The rough rock had abraded her skin.


4. Acquisitive(adjective)-eager to obtain knowledge or things

Syn-avaricious, rapacious

Ant-self-restrained, self-controlled

Example-While I am somewhat acquisitive and can afford to buy anything I want,I try to only purchase things I need.


5. Baleful(adjective)-full of menacing

Syn-deadly, noxious

Ant-harmless, innocuous

Example-When we approached the frightened dog,it gave us a Baleful growl.


6. Frugal(adjective)-economical

Syn-thrifty,stingy

Ant-prodigal,lavish

Example-Stop being so frugal and just buy me a real gold necklace.


7. Implicate(verb)-to imply as a necessary circumstance

Syn-entangle,involve

Ant-excude,disassociate

Example-If the evidence is found,it will implicate the person behind the brutal act.


8. Lachrymose(adjective)-tending to cause tears

Syn-sobbing,weepy

Ant-happy, cheerful

Example-After her husband died,my aunt became a Lachrymose woman who couldn't stop crying.


9. Scintillating(adjective)-bright,brilliantly clever

Syn-sparkling,vivacious

Ant-dull,boring

Example-The professor's lecture on genetic mutation was far from scintillating and put most of the class to sleep.


10.Umbrage(noun)-personal displeasure

Syn-irritation, exasperation

Ant-pleasure, goodwill

Example-Please help students rather than Umbrage for not knowing the answer.


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