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Vocabulary - 02.06.2016

Mahendra Guru
 Vocabulary - 02.06.2016
1. BALMY (ADJECTIVE): enjoyable and gentle 

Synonyms: moderate, spring like

Antonyms: violent, wintery

Example Sentence:

The crew of the cruise ship enjoyed the balmy weather with the guests on the deck.


2. BAMBOOZLE (VERB): to cheat or deceive another person

Synonyms: deceive, befuddle Antonyms: enlighten, clarify

Example Sentence:

The swindler would bamboozle wealthy men by selling them fake schemes at hefty premiums.


3. BANDY (VERB): to exchange words back and forth

Synonyms: argue, debate Antonym: silence, quiet

Example Sentence: 

Jill and Jack often bandy about which of the two is the better at gaming consoles.


4. BARRAGE (NOUN): profusion of something

Synonyms: deluge, burst Antonyms: scarcity, underwhelm

Example Sentence: 

As soon as Little Jamie saw his granny he began to barrage her with all his demands for presents.


5. BEREAVE (VERB): to take away something

Synonyms: deprive, dispossess Antonyms: offer, present

Example Sentence: 

As John is a perfectly contented family man, no financial loss can bereave him of his happiness.


6. BREVITY (NOUN): briefness

Synonyms: conciseness, shortness Antonym: longevity, lengthiness

Example Sentence:

The preciseness and brevity of the director’s speech was praiseworthy.


7. BORNE (VERB): carried 

Synonyms: produced, toted Antonyms: dodged, abstain

Example Sentence:

Cholera is an epidemic disease borne through dirty drinking water.


8. BRUNT (NOUN): bad end of a situation

Synonyms: distress, discord Antonyms: peace, harmony

Example Sentence:

An unverified gossip on the commercial daily caused the publisher the brunt of criticism.


9. BURNISH (VERB): to polish

Synonyms: brighten, smoothen Antonyms: tarnish, dull

Example sentence: 

The presidential candidate tried to burnish his image in front of the committee before the polling starts.


10. BYGONE (ADJECTIVE): in the past

Synonyms: ancient, archaic Antonyms: recent, modern

Example Sentence:

I feel fortunate that we got to at least see the ruins of a bygone era.











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