Daily Vocabulary – 10 January 2021

Synonyms: Equivalent, Identical, Equal, Much the same as, Amounting to

Antonyms: Different, Opposite, Reverse

Example: The consequences could have been <strong>tantamount</strong> to a death sentence.

Synonyms: Spot, Blemish, Mark

Example: Skin damage appears as dark <strong>blotches </strong>or shaded areas.

Synonyms: Reject, Turn down, Refuse, Spurn

Antonyms: Welcome, Accept, Approve

Example: Reject (someone or something) in an <strong>abrupt</strong> or ungracious manner.

Synonyms: Curse, Bane, Affliction, Plague

Antonyms: Blessing, Boon, Benefit

Example: Although I love to see the butterflies fluttering around my flowers, the caterpillars that they come from are a <strong>scourge</strong> on my garden.

Synonyms: Tendency, Fondness, Inclination, Proclivity

Antonyms: Dislike, Indifference, Antipathy

Example: Those with a <strong>penchant</strong> for acting on the silver screen need not be disappointed.