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Vocabulary - 11.07.2016

Mahendra Guru
Vocabulary
1. RAKE (VERB): scrape up

Synonyms: scour, remove 

Antonyms: disperse, scatter

Example Sentence:

The global oil industry will rake in three quarters of a trillion dollars this year. 


2. HAPLESS (ADJECTIVE): Unlucky

Synonyms: unfortunate, woeful Antonyms: fortunate, lucky

Example Sentence: 

My poor, hapless family never seems to pick a sunny week to go on vacation.


3. EVINCE (VERB): to show, reveal

Synonyms: manifest, display Antonyms: conceal, cover

Example Sentence: 

What is there I would not do to evince my earnest gratitude.


4. DITHER (NOUN): A state of indecisive agitation

Synonyms: upset, confusion Antonyms: calm, peace

Example Sentence:

I am in such a dither I forget to put the water in.


5. CONCOMITANT (ADJECTIVE): accompanying in a subordinate fashion

Synonyms: contributing, adjuvant Antonyms: unrelated, chance

Example Sentence: 

His dislike of hard work carried with it a concomitant lack of funds.


6. DISCURSIVE (ADJECTIVE): rambling, lacking order

Synonym: deviating, erratic Antonym: conforming, standard

Example Sentence:

The book is characterized by a reflective, discursive style.


7. EBULLIENT (ADJECTIVE): extremely lively, enthusiastic 

Synonyms: exuberant, buoyant Antonyms: depressed, unhappy

Example Sentence: 

She became ebullient upon receiving an acceptance letter from her first-choice college.


8. GRANDILOQUENCE (NOUN): excessive use of verbal ornamentation

Synonyms: grandiosity, magniloquence Antonyms: modest, reserved 

Example Sentence:

The student thought her grandiloquence would make her sound smart, but neither the class nor the teacher liked it.


9. SUMPTUOUS (ADJECTIVE): rich and superior in quality

Synonyms: lavish, extravagant Antonyms: plain, inferior 

Example sentence: 

The restaurant’s sumptuous buffet had some of the finest foods from all over the world.


10. DELIRIOUS (ADJECTIVE): mentally imbalanced

Synonyms: insane, crazy Antonyms: reasonable, rational

Example Sentence: 

They used to say that when one talks to himself in the shade it is because he has become delirious.









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