Daily Vocabulary – 1 December 2018

Synonyms: Altercation, Argument, Quibble, Squabble

Antonyms: Concord, Peace, Harmony

Example: She was having a<strong>spat</strong> with her brother about who should do the washing up.

Synonyms: Result, Implications, Consequence, Repercussions

Antonyms: Cause, Reason, Source

Example: Harry was shocked to learn that the <strong>ramification</strong> of his cheating was immediate expulsion from the university.

Synonyms: Threat, Menace, Peril, Jeopardy, Hazard

Example: The threat of war has hung over the region like the <strong>sword</strong> of Damocles for nearly a decade.

Synonyms: Nitty-Gritty, Essence, Kernel, Core

Example: The <strong>crux</strong> of the country's economic problems is its foreign debt.

Synonyms: Abbreviate, Curtail, Abbreviate, Curtail

Antonyms: Elongate, Extend, Prolong, Protract

Example: The libraryʼs hours have been drastically <strong>abridged</strong> to cut costs.