Daily Vocabulary – 16 December 2018

Synonyms: Anomaly, Deviation, Divergence, Abnormality,

Antonyms: Normal, Ordinary, Usual

Example: She is normally calm and level headed, so this outburst is an <strong>aberration</strong>.

Synonyms: Tirade, Harangue, Invective, Rant

Antonyms: Praise, Adulation, Exaltation

Example: He was forced to sit through a long <strong>diatribe</strong> after he came home late once too often.

Synonyms: Abounding, Abundant, Rife, Teeming

Antonyms: Deficient, Incomplete, Insufficient, Short

Example: Every room in my childhood home is <strong>fraught</strong> with memories.

Synonyms: Supporter, Follower, Devotee, Acolyte

Antonyms: Apostate, Renegade, Traitor, Turncoat

Example: <strong>Partisans </strong>of the charismatic leader refuse to tolerate any criticism of him at all.

Synonyms: Loyalty, Allegiance, Obedience, Fealty

Antonyms: Perfidiousness, Perfidy, Treachery, Unfaithfulness

Example: They have never wavered in their <strong>fidelity</strong> to the cause of freedom.