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Vocabulary - 21.07.2016

Mahendra Guru
Vocabulary
1. SLIGHTING (ADJECTIVE): abusive 

Synonyms: disparaging, maligning

Antonyms: praising, nice 

Example Sentence: 

He made rather a slighting remark about her parents.


2. EXHILARATING (ADJECTIVE): lively and joyful

Synonyms: inspiring, thrilling Antonyms: boring, depressing 

Example Sentence: 

It was the most exhilarating experience of my life.


3. MIFFED (ADJECTIVE): displeased 

Synonyms: annoyed, irritated Antonyms: happy, pleased 

Example Sentence: 

I was a bit miffed about the proposal.


4. UNFLAPPABLE (ADJECTIVE): cool and calm 

Synonyms: composed, impassive Antonyms: nervous, upset 

Example Sentence: 

Professional life-savers need to be unflappable.


5. PREPONDERANCE (NOUN): great numbers; supremacy 

Synonyms: predominance, prevalence Antonyms: inferiority, weakness 

Example Sentence: 

The preponderance of the evidence strongly supports his guilt.


6. ZAP (VERB): destroy, kill 

Synonyms: exterminate, terminate Antonyms: initiate, give birth 

Example Sentence: 

A guard zapped him with the stun gun.


7. EXACERBATE (VERB): infuriate; make worse 

Synonyms: aggravate, annoy Antonyms: alleviate, soothe 

Example Sentence: 

Their poverty has been exacerbated by racial divisions.


8. RILE (VERB): anger, upset 

Synonyms: annoy, disturb Antonyms: calm, delight 

Example Sentence: 

She eyed him, not sure his patronizing tone wasn't meant to rile her.


9. FREAKISH (ADJECTIVE): strange, wild

Synonyms: aberrant, weird Antonyms: normal, standard 

Example Sentence:

I have never seen a freakish boy like Rahman.


10. GABBLE (VERB): to talk quickly so that people cannot hear you clearly

Synonyms: babble, blab Antonyms: be quiet, be silent 

Example Sentence: 

She was nervous and started to gabble.






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