Daily Vocabulary – 20 December 2016

Synonyms: Pretermission, Recantation, Renouncement, Relinquishment

Antonyms: Constraint, Restrained

Example: The <strong>abandonment</strong> of a newborn baby in a dumpster is being treated by police as a possible murder attempt.

Synonyms: Bewildering, Confusing, Enigmatic, Incomprehensible, Mystifying, Perplexing, Abstruse.

Antonyms: : Clear, Comprehensible, Ostensible.

Example: The complex puzzle <strong>baffled</strong> me for several hours before I could connect all the pieces.

Synonyms: Suspension, Breaking Off, Discontinuation, Prorogation, Postponement, Rescheduling, Deferment

Antonyms: continuation, persistence, beginning, commencement, continuance

Example: Until the director finds another lead actress, we will <strong>adjourn</strong> the production of the film.

Synonyms: Workable, Feasible, Practicable, Applicable, Usable, Manageable, Operable, Possible

Antonyms: Impossible, Unfeasible, Unlikely, Unachievable, Unpractical, Unreasonable

Example: Increasing fuel costs are affecting the <strong>viability</strong> of the manufacturing process.

Synonyms: Avoid, Preclude, Prevent, Rule Out, Ward Off, Turn Away, Divert

Antonyms: Aid, Assist, Help, Support

Example: To <strong>avert</strong> a loss in the big game, the team needs to focus on playing as a single unit.

Synonyms: Discharge, Dismissal, Firing, Release Expel, Fire, Terminate

Antonyms: Employ, Engage, Hire, Hold, Keep

Example: The school board has <strong>sacked</strong> a teacher who punished a 14-year-old student very hard.

Synonyms: Collusion, Involvement, Collaboration, Connivance, Cahoot

Antonyms: Ignorance, Innocence, Noninvolvement, Refusal

Example: Although Jack did not rob the store, he will be charged with <strong>complicity</strong> in the crime because he gave his friends the alarm code.

Synonyms: Register, Put Forward, Lay, Tender, Proffer, File

Antonyms: Conceal, Hide, Ignore

Example: The family a <strong>lodged</strong> a complaint in the police station regarding the theft that had happened last night.

Synonyms: Unnamed, Of Unknown Name, Nameless, Incognito, Unidentified, Unknown, Unspecified, Unacknowledged

Antonyms: Known, Named, Identified

Example: The donor requested to remain <strong>anonymous</strong> so that others wouldn’t bother him for money.

Synonyms: Doubtful, Dubious, Wary, Chary, Skeptical, Distrustful, Disbelieving, Apprehensive

Antonyms: Believing, Certain, Confident, Trustful, Undoubting, Indubious

Example: The <strong>suspicious</strong> persons were arrested following the chaos in the city

Synonyms: Revenge, Avengement, Retribution, Reprisal, Vendetta

Antonyms: Forgiveness, Pardon, Sympathy

Example: When Jim did not get the justice he thought he deserved in court, he got his own <strong>vengeance</strong> by shooting his attacker.

Synonyms: Grow, Thrive, Prosper, Develop, Burgeon, Increase, Proliferate

Antonyms: Cease, Suppress, Repress, Quell, Diminish, Lessen

Example: With the assistance of a caring mentor, Jill was able to <strong>flourish</strong> academically and socially at her new school.

Synonyms: Legal, Lawful, Statutory, Licit, Rational, Logical, Reasonable, Justifiable

Antonyms: Invalid, Irrational, Counterfeit, Deceptive

Example: A government cannot be considered truly <strong>legitimate</strong> unless it is democratically elected.

Synonyms: Barrier, Interruption, Obstacle, Hindrance, Obstruction, Block, Restriction, Deterrent

Antonyms: Aid, Assistance, Clearance, Advantage, Benefit, Blessing, Boon, Freedom, Help

Example: According to a number of teachers, the biggest <strong>impediment</strong> to working in a small town is the low salary paid to educators.

Synonyms: Urge, Encourage, Enjoin, Persuade, Propel

Antonyms: Deter, Discourage, Dissuade

Example: A good leader will <strong>exhort</strong> people to achieve their own forms of greatness rather than try to force them on a certain path.