Daily Vocabulary – 30 March 2020

Synonyms: Toughness, Strength, Firmness, Determination

Antonyms: Weakness, Feebleness, Frailty

Example: He showed great courage and <strong>resilience</strong> in fighting back from a losing position to win the game.

Synonyms: Empty, Vacate, Clear, Depopulate, Expel

Antonyms: Occupy, Fill, Inhabit, Stay

Example: Children were <strong>evacuated</strong> from London to escape the bombing.

Synonyms: Obsession, Delusion, Megalomania

Example: He spent some time in America and there he began to show signs of <strong>paranoia</strong> and other aspects of mental disturbance.

Synonyms: Prejudice, Partiality, Unfairness, Discrimination

Antonyms: Tolerance, Impartiality, Liberty, Fairness

Example: When religious people show <strong>bigotry</strong> and intolerance, they are in fact betraying the religion they uphold.

Synonyms: Withdraw from, Separate from, Leave, Quit, Pull out of

Antonyms: Join, Combine, Unite, Connect

Example: Several members of the motorcycle club have made the decision to <strong>secede</strong> from the brotherhood and start a new organization.