Daily Vocabulary – 18 July 2021

Synonyms: Have a bearing on, Influence, Have an effect on, Make an impact on, Impact.

Antonyms: Avoid, Leave alone, Shun

Example: Several factors <strong>impinge</strong> on market efficiency.

Synonyms: Threatening, Foreboding, Inauspicious, Sinister, Unfavourable, unpromising

Antonyms: Unthreatening, Promising, Propitious, Encouraging

Example: There were <strong>ominous</strong> dark clouds gathering overhead.

Synonyms: Violate, Defy, Disobey, Contravene, Flout

Antonyms: Obey, Follow, Comply, Abide by

Example: She had <strong>transgressed</strong> an unwritten social law.

Synonyms: Uphold, Approve, Sanction, Support

Antonyms: Oppose, Reject, Disapprove

Example: The report was <strong>endorsed</strong> by the college.

Synonyms: Participate in, Engage in, Join

Antonyms: Leave, Drop out, Quit

Example: They preferred not to <strong>partake</strong> in the social life of the town.