Daily Vocabulary – 7 November 2016

Synonyms: Dead end, Deadlock, Impasse, Standstill

Antonyms: Advance, Progress, Move Forward

Example: If the <strong>stalemate</strong> is not broken, the two leaders will leave the meeting without signing a treaty.

Synonyms: Thought, Consideration, Reflection, Contemplation, Cogitation, Pondering

Antonyms: Carelessness, Negligence, Avoidance, Inattention

Example: After only one hour of <strong>deliberation</strong>, the jury came back with a guilty verdict.

Synonyms: Maintain, Possess, Keep, Keep hold of, Hold on to, Hang on to, Cling to

Antonyms: Abandon, Let go, Free, Exclude

Example: Because my sister is a shopping addict, she finds it hard to <strong>retain</strong> money.

Synonyms: Adjust, Modify, Alter, Make Alterations To, Change, Adapt

Antonyms: Worsen, Aggravate

Example: The finance minister <strong>tweaked</strong> by changing the tax slab rates suddenly.

Synonyms: Free from, Not liable to, Not subject to, Absolved, Spared, Excepted

Antonyms: Include, Consider, Answerable, Responsible

Example: Inhabitants of Natal are practically <strong>exempt</strong> from chest diseases.