Daily Vocabulary – 21 December 2016

Synonyms: Lawsuit, Case, Prosecution, Exordium, Judicial Proceeding

Antonyms: Ignorance

Example: We will have to <strong>litigate</strong> the matter if we face further harassment from opposition party.

Synonyms: Share Out, Divide, Allocate, Distribute, Allot, Dispense

Antonyms: Keep, Withhold, Combine, Deny, Hold

Example: The charity will <strong>apportion</strong> funds in a manner that will allow it to feed as many people as possible.

Synonyms: Onshore, Coastal, Circumlittoral, Inshore, Riverian

Antonyms: Deserty

Example: The <strong>Riparian</strong> areas are generally most prolific one due to alluvial soil.

Synonyms: Agricultural, Natural, Peasant, Rustic, Uncultivated, Predial

Antonyms: Industrial

Example: In the <strong>agrarian</strong> industry, the farmers nurture the land because it is the source of their incomes.

Synonyms: Biased, Prejudiced, One-Sided, Discriminatory, Preferential, Partial

Antonyms: Fair, Unbiased, Neutral, Impartial, Equitable

Example: The <strong>partisan</strong> press members made a point of criticizing every move the president made.

Synonyms: Noble, Picked, Elected, Selected

Antonyms: Inferior, Common, Lower, Ordinary, Low-Class

Example: With this goal, he joins the <strong>elite</strong> group of those players who have scored over 1,000 points in their career.

Synonyms: Advertising, Publicity, Advocacy, Dissemination, Promulgation

Antonyms: Truth, Reality

Example: During election season, politicians often try and beat their rivals by airing <strong>propaganda</strong> on television.

Synonyms: Nationality, Race, Back, Ground, Identity, Origin

Example: His <strong>ethnicity</strong> is unclear, he has both Asian and African features.

Synonyms: Confusion, Abeyance, Irresoluteness, Quandary, Predicament, Puzzle, Conundrum

Antonyms: Clarity, Straightness, Directive

Example: Our teacher presented us with a <strong>dilemma</strong> when he shared that we could choose where to take our yearly field trip.

Synonyms: Deadlock, Dead End, Stalemate, Checkmate, Stand-Off, Standstill, Halt

Antonyms: Solution, Boon, Agreement, Breakthrough

Example: The court ended in an <strong>impasse</strong> when the members could not break a tie vote on the defendant’s guilt.

Synonyms: Trickery, Deviousness, Deceit, Deception, Dishonesty, Cheating, Duplicity, Guile

Antonyms: Fairness, Honesty, Openness, Reality, Sincerity, Truthfulness

Example: Investigators often resort to <strong>subterfuge</strong> in an attempt to make criminals admit wrongdoing.

Synonyms: Assemblage, Junction, Merging, Concourse, Concurrence, Conflux

Antonyms: Division, Separation, Parting

Example: The <strong>confluence</strong> of warm and cold temperatures is going to create a powerful storm.

Synonyms: Hyperbole, Oratory, Balderdash, Linguistic, Elocution

Antonyms: Quiet, Conciseness

Example: If someone does not stop the political <strong>rhetoric</strong> in the country, a civil war is likely to break out soon.

Synonyms: Arise, Derive, Emerge, Emit, Exude Originate, Initiate

Antonyms: Conceal, Hold, Keep, Take, Withdraw

Example: After the hurricane, the east coast insurance office will process any claims that <strong>emanate</strong> from within the southern portion of the United States.

Synonyms: Convincing, Firm, Solid, Persuasive

Antonyms: Ineffective, Weak, Unimportant

Example: The politician's <strong>cogent</strong> argument against the war won him many votes in the election.