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Vocabulary - 13.08.2016

Mahendra Guru
Vocabulary
1. DILATORY (ADJECTIVE): procrastinating

Synonyms: delay, laggard 

Antonyms: diligent, eager 

Example Sentence: 

Tenants say landlords are dilatory in making needed repairs. 


2. UNABASHED (ADJECTIVE): shameless

Synonyms: blatant, brash Antonyms: shameful, guilty

Example Sentence: 

He seems unabashed by his recent defeat. 


3. CACHET (NOUN): distinctive and stylish elegance

Synonyms: prestige, stature Antonyms: common, usual

Example Sentence: 

Amazon has the marketing power and cachet to provide that demo. 


4. NONPLUS (VERB): filled with bewilderment

Synonyms: confuse, perplex Antonyms: clarify, enlighten

Example Sentence: 

He was nonplussed by the sudden announcement. 


5. PANOPLY (NOUN): display

Synonyms: array, arrangement Antonyms: cover, concealment

Example Sentence: 

The film features a vast panoply of special effects. 


6. UNCANNY (ADJECTIVE): very strange, unusual

Synonyms: exceptional, astonishing Antonyms: normal, conventional

Example Sentence: 

His movements are slow and deliberate, and his voice has an uncanny steadiness to it. 


7. PANACHE (NOUN): distinctive and stylish elegance

Synonyms: charisma, flamboyance Antonyms: spiritlessness, dullness

Example Sentence: 

Only his few recipes in the new issue show a certain lack of panache. 


8. QUALM (NOUN): nagging doubt

Synonyms: remorse, reluctance Antonyms: certainty, sureness

Example Sentence: 

My qualm with this article is the manner in which the author chooses to present his material.


9. SATIATE (VERB): stuff, satisfy completely or excessively

Synonyms: satisfy, sate Antonyms: dissatisfy, hunger

Example Sentence: 

There is enough fruit to satiate several children.


10. SORDID (ADJECTIVE): nasty

Synonyms: dirty, mucky Antonyms: clean, unstained

Example Sentence: 

His whole affair was rather sordid.





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