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Vocabulary - 19.07.2016

Mahendra Guru
Vocabulary
1. GRAVELY (ADVERB): very much; desperately 

Synonyms: deeply, seriously 

Antonyms: lightly, calmly 

Example Sentence: 

She listened to her father gravely. 


2. QUACKERY (NOUN): charlatanism 

Synonyms: trickery, deception Antonyms: reality, frankness 

Example Sentence: 

The meanest and most contemptible kind of cheating is quackery.


3. OUST (VERB): expel, get rid of 

Synonyms: depose, evict Antonyms: offer, retain 

Example Sentence: 

The leader of the party has been ousted by his own party at their annual convention.


4. SLUMMY (ADJECTIVE): (of housing or residential areas) indicative of poverty

Synonyms: damaged, faded Antonyms: stable, repaired 

Example Sentence: 

Don't you believe she has been led away into any slummy place, for the sake of politics.


5. QUAGGY (ADJECTIVE): soft 

Synonyms: cushiony, spongy Antonyms: hard, rough 

Example Sentence: 

Among other things, he noticed the quaggy nature of the meat he purchased for dinner.


6. DECREPIT (ADJECTIVE): problems caused as a result of age 

Synonyms: dilapidated, crippled Antonyms: healthy, stable 

Example Sentence: 

The owners have plans to renovate their decrepit hotel. 


7. PILLAGE (VERB): loot

Synonyms: desecrate, plunder Antonyms: receive, build 

Example Sentence: 

Soldiers went on a rampage, pillaging stores and shooting.


8. ELATION (NOUN): extreme happiness 

Synonyms: bliss, ecstasy Antonyms: sorrow, woe 

Example Sentence: 

His elation increased at the sight of the little girl he had saved.


9. EERILY (ADVERB): strangely 

Synonyms: weirdly, creepily Antonyms: naturally, pleasantly 

Example Sentence: 

His eyes glowed eerily in the dark kitchen.


10. PRUNE (VERB): cut

Synonyms: pollard, shear Antonyms: accept, include 

Example Sentence: 

The woodcutters prune trees for timber.





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