Daily Vocabulary – 27 August 2017

Synonyms: Coherent, Eloquent, Expressive, Clear, Fluent, Apparent

Antonyms: Misrepresented, Inarticulate, Unclear, Implicit

Example: Because Rahul found it difficult to <strong>articulate</strong> his love for Jessica, he wrote her a poem about his feelings.

Synonyms: Complimentary, Praising, Extolling, Commendatory, Admiring, Glorifying

Antonyms: Blaming, Castigating, Condemning

Example: : If teachers do not make <strong>laudatory</strong> statements to their students, the students may become unmotivated to succeed.

Synonyms: Descending, Astern, Behind, Backwards, Aback, Rearward

Antonyms: Ahead, Developing, Aggressive

Example: The salt tax was severely <strong>regressive</strong>, since it fell heaviest on the peasants who needed salt to feed to their cattle.

Synonyms: Inexplicit, Inexpressible, Subtle, Enigmatic, Baffling

Antonyms: Comprehensible, Explainable, Fathomable, Normal

Example: Because the weather was clear and sunny a few moments ago, the sudden thunderstorm is <strong>inexplicable</strong>.

Synonyms: Analysis, Audit, Inquiry, Inspection, Investigation

Antonyms: Negligence

Example: Although the criminal was released from prison early, the police kept him under <strong>scrutiny</strong>.