Daily Vocabulary – 29 December 2016

Synonyms: Order, Edict, Command, Mandate, Proclamation, Dictum, Promulgation

Antonyms: Lawlessness, Defiance

Example: Under the terms of my divorce <strong>decree, </strong> I am to receive a monthly allowance from my ex-husband.

Synonyms: Precondition, Provision, Prerequisite, Requisite, Specification

Antonyms: Disagreement, Implication

Example: The contracts of the baseball players <strong>stipulate</strong> they must attend all practices and games.

Synonyms: Outdated, Archaic, Anachronistic, Defunct, Extinct

Antonyms: Current, Modern, New, Contemporary, In vogue

Example: Many people believe the Internet has made the postal service <strong>obsolete</strong>.

Synonyms: Abandon, Discard, Dump, Scrap

Antonyms: Assert, Defend, Hold, Keep, Maintain, Put On, Retain

Example: Keep the good memories in your heart and <strong>jettison</strong> the bad ones.

Synonyms: Aggravation, Bother, Nuisance, Causing Trouble

Antonyms: Aid, Happiness, Help, Pleasing

Example: The <strong>Irritants</strong> of new policy in the company were so bad that many employees left the company on the next day.

Synonyms: Harmonization, Reconciliation, Agreement, Cordiality, Friendliness, Reconcilement

Antonyms: Aloofness, Disagreement, Hostility

Example: Officials hope that these talks will lead to a <strong>rapprochement</strong> with the rebels.

Synonyms: Astounding, Bewildering, Extraordinary, Spectacular, Staggering, Stunning

Antonyms: Insignificant, Normal, Ordinary, Unimpressive, Usual, Boring, Expected

Example: Because of the <strong>astonishing</strong> number of people with drug addictions, the president has established a drug prevention commission.

Synonyms: Predict, Foretell, Forecast, Foresee, Augur, Prognosticate

Antonyms: Ignore, Neglect

Example: It can be <strong>prophesied</strong> on the basis of current situations that next year will be blissful for me.

Synonyms: Restrained, Constrained, Bound, Caged, Confined

Antonyms: Released, Free, Liberated

Example: <strong>Hemmed in</strong> by stipulations he could not leave the company, as he has signed a bond while joining.

Synonyms: Prime, Peak, Peak of Perfection, Pinnacle, Acme, Zenith

Antonyms: Base, Bottom, Nadir, Low Point

Example: Her <strong>heyday</strong> lasted from the mid-1930s to the mid-1950s, when she held the World Women's Championship for almost twenty years.

Synonyms: Hostile, Unfriendly, Antagonistic, Unsympathetic, Malevolent, Malign

Antonyms: Aiding, Assisting, Favorable, Friendly, Good, Helpful

Example: As long as the two countries remain <strong>inimical, </strong> there will never be a treaty between them.

Synonyms: Weaken, Diminish, Cripple, Debilitate

Antonyms: Encourage, Boost, Strengthen, Fortify

Example: The bank is going to <strong>eviscerate</strong> the crooked businessman by freezing his assets.

Synonyms: Inspiration, Stimulus, Stimulation

Antonyms: Discouraging, Depressing

Example: When the composer wanted inspiration for a love song, he would stare at the <strong>muse</strong> he had been married to for over thirty years.

Synonyms: Mocking, Ridiculing, Jeering, Scoffing, Jibing, Pillorying, Teasing

Antonyms: Kind, Nice, Polite, Respectful, Complimentary, Flattering, Praising

Example: His <strong>derisive</strong> comment on my family made me angry instantly and I resigned immediately.

Synonyms: Huge, Enormous, Gigantic, Giant, Colossal, Massive, Vast, Immense

Antonyms: Little, Miniature, Miniscule, Minute, Small, Tiny

Example: Jeff works for a <strong>mammoth</strong> sized corporation that hires thousands of employees all over the world.