Daily Vocabulary – 7 January 2017

Synonyms: Enforce, Inflict, Levy, Place, Promulgate

Antonyms: Displace, Overlook, Remove

Example: To maintain order, the prison warden will <strong>impose</strong> as many rules as necessary to keep the inmates in line.

Synonyms: Fight, Battle Against, Strive Against, Contend With, Attack, Counter, Oppose, Resist, Withstand

Antonyms: Calm, Harmony, Accord, Compromise

Example: Malala dedicated her life to <strong>combating</strong> the government for the rights of education of children.

Synonyms: Strict, Severe, Stern, Stringent, Tough, Hard, Rigid

Antonyms: Kind, Lenient, Easy, Mild, Gentle

Example: Unless you get a truly <strong>rigorous</strong> workout, you should not expect to see any results.

Trick: Us ki exam clear karni ki mehnat Rigorous hai.

Synonyms: Constitution, Document, License, Endowment, Authority

Antonyms: Disagreement, Prohibition

Example: In a way, the constitution is a <strong>charter</strong> because it guarantees certain rights to the people of this country.

Synonyms: Intentionally, Purposely, Meaningly, Consciously, Willingly

Antonyms: Indetermindedly, Unintentionally, Unwillingly

Example: The father broke the sticks <strong>deliberately</strong> so that his sons can take the lesson about unity.

Synonyms: Respect, Admiration, Esteem, Adulation, Acclamation, Commendation, Honour, Reverence

Antonyms: Disregard, Condemn, Criticism, Disrespect

Example: The soldiers displayed <strong>homage</strong> to their fallen comrade by saluting his coffin.

Synonyms: Show, Reveal, Display, Manifest, Evince, Disclose

Antonyms: Hiding, Conceal, Cover

Example: Children <strong>exhibit</strong> a low tolerance for the frustrations of learning.

Synonyms: Crave, Want, Desire, Yearn

Antonyms: Dislike, Hate, Despise, Be averse

Example: Since Kelly has a <strong>hankering</strong> to listen to music, she’s going to a jazz club tonight.

Synonyms: Prosperity, Opulence, Fortune, Richness, Plenty

Antonyms: Scarcity, Paucity, Lack, Deficit

Example: When the economy crashed, many people of <strong>affluence</strong> became poor.

Synonyms: Gather, Collect, Accumulate, Amass, Assemble

Antonyms: Disperse, Distribute, Divide, Dissipate

Example: The actor hopes to <strong>garner</strong> interest in his film by promoting it on several talk shows.

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

Antonyms: Small, Tiny, Little, Teeny

Example: The car sped by at a <strong>whopping</strong> 220 miles per hour which was a world record.

Synonyms: Accidentally, By Accident, Unintentionally, Unwittingly

Antonyms: Intentionally, Deliberately

Example: Probably the most horrific consequences of violence are the <strong>inadvertent</strong> injuries or deaths of innocent bystanders.

Synonyms: Replete, Filled With, Abundant with

Antonyms: Empty, Lacking, Unfilled, Wanting, Needy

Example: Before the match all players were <strong>bristled with</strong> enthusiasm.

Synonyms: Poor, Scaly, Penniless, Needy, Straitened

Antonyms: Affluent, Plentiful, Abundant, Blessed

Example: The <strong>penurious</strong> little boy could not afford to buy school lunch.

Synonyms: Miserable, Meager, Beggarly, Insufficient, Insignificant, Trifling, Negligible, Pitiable, Derisory

Antonyms: Rich, Significant, Substantial

Example: Because the homeless man looked <strong>pitiful</strong> and hungry, I gave him my last dollar.

Synonyms: Excellent, Splendid, Wonderful, Magnificent, Superb, Glorious, Sublime

Antonyms: Bad, Boring, Common, Ordinary, Normal

Example: For our wedding anniversary, we had a <strong>marvelous</strong> evening of dinner and dancing.