Daily Vocabulary – 24 February 2020

Synonyms: Helpless, Unguarded, Susceptible, Pregnable

Antonyms: Secure, Strong, Guarded, Defensible

Example: Social services provides round the clock support to <strong>vulnerable</strong> people of all ages, from babies to the very old.

Synonyms: Increase, Extend, Enlarge, Expand

Antonyms: Reduce, Shrink, Shorten, Curtail

Example: We need the business loan in order to<strong> augment </strong>our warehouse so we can fulfill more orders.

Synonyms: Blossom, Grow, Thrive, Bloom

Antonyms: Diminish, Fade, Wither, Shrivel

Example: A new wave of running clubs have <strong>burgeoned</strong> over the past decade.

Synonyms: Surfeit, Abundance, Profusion, Plenty

Antonyms: Shortage, Scarcity, Deficiency, Dearth

Example: The geography map had <strong>plethora</strong> of new maps covering all the places.

Synonyms: Mend, Fix, Revamp, Service

Antonyms: Ruin, Damage, Deteriorate, Destroy

Example: The government has recently <strong>overhauled </strong>the healthcare system.